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There is a new gage for the Nantahala that was negotiated by American Whitewater and is provided by Duke Power. The gage is below the powerhouse so it will be influenced by power generation. Power generation is typically around 700 cfs, and has a very blocky pattern on the hydrograph. Any additional flow is almost definately coming from the cascades reach. This is a new gage and we'll figure out a system for predicting flows soon.
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||
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| NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR HEWITT, NC | ||||||||||||
| usgs-03505550 | 500 - 2000 cfs | II+(III) | 01h15m | 732 cfs (rc= 0.2 ) | ||||||||
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