Settingdown Creek, Georgia, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | III+(IV) (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 2.3 Miles |
Setting Down Creek is a nice little run, It is pretty close to me so I like to paddle it frequently. I found that it runs the day after it rains. The day it rains it is not generally high, so wait a day before paddling it. Here is an overview of the river
Put-In - Under the covered bridge (You can not drive to the covered bridge. You have to park in the parking lot and walk to the bridge)
Take-Out - The take out is on highway 369, but I have never gone down that far. It is like 2 miles of flatwater paddling so I just take out after the last rapid and walk about a half mile up along the creek to the put-in. There is a narrow and steep path that is hard to carry your boat on if you use a big creek boat. Also the path is in people's backyard's, But I haven't had any problems with that so far.
1. Entrance Slide- About 100 feet below the covered bridge there is a 50 foot long rock slide that you generally want to run the left side.
2. The river splits and I have not run the left side but it looks like a nice rock slide, I run the right side, which is also a rock slide, the best way to go down it is right though the tongue in the center of the river but there is a strainer right below that so watch out.
3. Next is a slot where the whole river condenses into about an 8-foot wide shoot that hits a pillow rock (not undercut). Just go through straight and you should be fine.
4. Double Drop - This is the biggest rapid of the river. There is a riverwide ledge and you can boof the left side or you could go down a narrow slot on the right. In the right side there is a 5-foot drop where the water hits a rock. Then right after that there is another drop about 5 feet or so, the water is moving at a high velocity so it really isnÂt a ÂdropÂ.
5. The next and about last big rapid is a steep rock slide about 10 feet or so down at about a 75-degree angle below the horizon. Normally you just run near the center watch out for the strainer.
**There is a little side surfing hole right before the last small rapid. It is a little shallow but it is fun to ride.**
6. There are a couple smaller rapids, then the river flattens out and it is time to take out. The path back to the putin is on the river-right-side and is very steep and narrow. It also is in private property (peoples backyards).
Chris Gorman Nov. 2002
Editor's note: American Whitewater does not endorse trespassing in order to access runs or to scout drops. Paddlers who trespass, especially on posted property, may endanger access for everyone. At the very least, they must understand that they trespass at their own risk.
| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settingdown Creek [GA] |
long boat surfing
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flood stage | jonathan kirby | |
| Settingdown [GA] |
Settingdown Shizzle
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med-low | Chris Gorman | |
| 8y350d09h48m | SettingDown [Ga] |
Head Banger - Flood
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Etowah ~7000 | Chris Gorman |
| 9y97d09h48m | SettingDown Creek [Ga] |
DoubleDrop, SettingDown Creek
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Day after rain | Chris Gorman |
| 9y98d09h48m | SettingDown Creek [Ga] |
Double Drop
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Day After Rain | Chris Gorman |
| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Entrance Slide | III |  |
| 0.0 | Head Banger (AKA Straight Shot) | II+ |  |
| 0.1 | Minton's Folly (AKA Double Drop) | III+ | |
| 0.2 | Sticky Slide | III | |
Entrance Slide
DoubleDrop, SettingDown Creek reach
state
reachlink
Pooles Mill to GA Route 369, Settingdown Creek Georgia, US (mobile)
User Comments
boat out. Just beware of this from now on, it could have been alot worse that it was. heres a video
explaining what happened. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcN60cl1wRE Edit
(Pyranha Stunt) got pinned at the bottom of the slot and we could not get it out. As of right now
the boat is tied off to a tree by a yellow throw rope and is still pinned. If you run it at this
time I reccomend you walk headbanger due to the rope thats strung up. Edit
as he pulled the boat came unpinned. but then a few runs later he got pinned rightside up same
spot. there is a hole on the river right in the wall, and if you are pointed to far right in the
middle of the 2nd drop then you might get pinned. Luckly when he got pinned rightside up he just
pulled his skirt and walked across his boat the the island in the middle and then we had to work
his to get it out of the hole. Also it is worth hiking your boat up trying to paddle to the shuttle
was horrible. Tons of trees down and just a long long long flat water paddle, so i suggest just
walking your boat up. This is runnable almost all of spring Edit
crosses 369. The actual location is based further west on 369 when Settingdown Creek crosses 369
the second time. Edit
nastier pin. Edit
on the way down the first drop and got pinned upsidedown on the river right wall at the bottom of
the second drop. Luckly, he was only pinned for about three seconds. We couldn't find his paddle,
so I stuck my foot in the second drop and felt around for it. I tried to pull it up with my toes,
but it shifted and wedged my foot between the paddle and a rock. It took me five minutes to get my
foot out and it is still swollen two days later. The paddle was recovered and the video was
uploaded to AW yesterday, but I don't know if it is viewable yet. The double drop is harder at a
lower level and should be portaged if there is only water in the river right slot.
where and it just takes forever it is better to just walk back up
where and it just takes forever it is better to just walk back up
of the Forsyth/Cherokee County line on 369.