Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Call Duke Energy at 1-866-332-5253 for river levels, releases, and other info.

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.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR HEWITT, NC
usgs-03505550 500 - 2000 cfs II+(III) 01h15m 732 cfs (rc= 0.2 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
500 -2000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II+(III)

Report - Reports of Nantahala 3. Power Plant to Wesser and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Nantahala [ga] pattonsrun n/a ron fracchia
Nantahala [NC] Nantahala Falls n/a Kathleen Burress
Nantahala [NC] Lesser Wesser n/a Darien Fawkes
Nantahala [NC] Not the best line... n/a Travis Proffitt
Nantahala [NC] Nantahala Falls n/a Curtis Ezzelle
Nantahala River [NC] (RM) Whirlpool Regular Robert Maxwell
Nantahala [NC] NOC Wave n/a Carey Nichols
Nantahala [NC] Shredding the falls n/a will reeves
nanty [nc] lesser wesser n/a john fisher
Nantahala [NC] Timmee & Heather n/a Dale Perry
Nantahala [NC] Heather at the Falls n/a Dale Perry
Nantahala [NC] Nantahala Falls n/a Matt Muir
69d13h04m /Nantahala-3. Power Plant to Wesser [NC] Hugh's first day on the river n/a Hugh Barrow
69d13h06m /Nantahala-3. Power Plant to Wesser [NC] Lori's new Star n/a Hugh Barrow
69d13h08m /Nantahala-3. Power Plant to Wesser [NC] Lori winning Nationals n/a Hugh Barrow
141d18h14m /Nantahala-3. Power Plant to Wesser [NC] Carnage at Patton's Run 0 cfs Mary B
142d13h44m /Nantahala-3. Power Plant to Wesser [NC] NOC Wave 0 cfs Mary B
217d12h24m /Nantahala-3. Power Plant to Wesser [NC] Combat Roll Nantahala falls a good level user: "standuprayray"
217d12h24m /Nantahala-3. Power Plant to Wesser [NC] Combat roll Nantahala river a good level user: "standuprayray"
217d12h24m /Nantahala-3. Power Plant to Wesser [NC] Nantahala River combatroll a good level user: "standuprayray"

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