Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina Whitwater Rivers


Back Creek - South River Tributary Class II-III - 9 miles long (Sherando Lake to South River)

Augusta County
Big Creek Class IV-V(V+) - 2 miles long (Highway 28 to Overflow Creek)

Rabun County
Big Hungry Creek Class III-IV - 1.3 miles long (Big Hungry Road to Green)

Henderson/ Polk County
Big Reed Island Creek Class I-III - 20 miles long (US Route 221 to New River)

Carroll County
Big Reed Island Creek Class II-III - 12.5 miles long (Route 58 to US Route 221)

Carroll County
Big Wilson Creek Class III-V+ - 3 miles long (Close to Mouth of Wilson)

Grayson County
Blood Mountain Creek Class III-V - 1 miles long (to Dicks Creek)

Lumpkin County
Bottom Creek Class V+ - 3 miles long (Bottom Creek Road Bridge To Route 637)

Montgomery County
Broad River Class I-II - 7.4 miles long (Lake Lure Dam to Route 1181)

Rutherford County
Buffalo Creek Class I-III - 12.5 miles long (Effinger to Buffalo Forge)

Rockbridge County
Cartoogechaye River Class II(III) - 2.75 miles long (Mount Hope Church to Louisa Chapel Road)

Macon County
Catawba Creek Class I-III - 12 miles long (Fincastle to James River)

Botetourt County
Catawba River Class I-II - 8.5 miles long (Route 1223 Bridge Route 1147 Bridge)

McDowell/Burke County
Catawba River Class I-II - 12 miles long (Route 1234 Bridge to US Route 221 Bridge)

McDowell/Burke County
Catawba River - North Fork Class IV-V+ - 2.5 miles long (Linville)

Burke County
Catawba River - North Fork Class II-III - 5.6 miles long (Route 1559 to Route 1552 Bridge)

McDowell County
Cedar Creek Class I-II - 20 miles long (Route 55 to Route 11)

Shenandoah/ Frederick County
Chattahoochee River Class II-IV - 7 miles long (USFS Road 44 to Robertson)

White/Habersham/Hall County
Chattahoochee River Class I-II - 16 miles long (Robertson to GA Route 115)

White/Habersham/Hall County
Chattooga River Class V - 6 miles long (North Carolina 1107 to Bull Pen Bridge)

Jackson County
Chattooga River Class III-V(V+) - 5 miles long (Bull Pen Bridge to Burrells Ford Bridge)

Rabun/Oconee County
Chattooga River Class II-V - 11.3 miles long (Burrell's Ford to Highway 28 Bridge)

Oconee SC/ Rabun GA County
Chattooga River Class II - 7 miles long (Highway 28 Putin to Earl's Ford)

Rabun GA / Oconee SC County
Chattooga River Class II-III+(IV) - 13 miles long (Earls Ford to Route 76 Bridge)

Rabun GA / Oconee SC County
Chattooga River Class II-IV+(V) - 5.2 miles long (Route 76 Bridge to Tugaloo Lake Boat Ramp)

Rabun GA / Oconee SC County
Chattooga River - East Fork Class -blank- - 2.46 miles long (Walhalla Fish Hatchery to Chattooga)

Oconee County
Chattooga River - East Fork Class -blank- - 1.9 miles long (Highway 107 to Walhalla Fish Hatchery)

Oconee County
Chattooga River - West Fork Class I-II - 5 miles long (Overflow Creek Road Bridge to Highway 28 Boater's Access)

Rabun County
Chestatee River Class I-II(III) - 32 miles long (Coppermine to Lake Lanier)

Lumpkin County
Chestatee River Class II-III+ - 11.4 miles long (Turners Corner to Grindle Bridge)

Lumpkin County
Chestatee River Class III-IV - 2.1 miles long (Grindle Falls Road to Copper Mine)

Lumpkin County
Chestnut Creek Class I-III - 11.5 miles long (Route 721 to Byllesby Dam on New River)

Carroll County
Clear Creek Class III+(V+) - 2 miles long (Off Highway 28 Into Overflow Creek)

Macon/Rabun County
Coleman River Class V - 2.7 miles long (Coleman River Road to Tallulah River)

Rabun County
Colliers Creek Class II-III - 4 miles long (Collierstown to Buffalo Creek)

Rockbridge County
Cooper Creek Class II-III - 5.2 miles long (USFS Route 33 to Mulky Creek Camp)

Fannin County
Courthouse Creek Class III-V+ - 3 miles long (Trailhead to National Forest French Broad)

Transylvania County
Craig Creek Class I-II - 7 miles long (Old Route 311 bridge to New Castle)

Craig County
Cullasaja River Class I-II - 3.5 miles long (Peaceful Cove Road to Fulton Road)

Macon County
Cullasaja River Class II(III) - 2 miles long (Peeks Creek Road to Peaceful Cove Road)

Macon County
Cullasaja River Class IV(V+) - 2.5 miles long (Below Cosmic Crunch to Above Cullasaja Falls)

Macon County
Cullasaja River Class IV-V(V+) - 2 miles long (Base of Cullasaja Falls to Peeks Creek Bridge)

Macon County
Cullasaja River Class IV-V+ - 4.75 miles long (Lake Sequoyah to below Cosmic Crunch)

Macon County
Cullasaja River Class I-III+(V+) - 5 miles long (Ravenel Lake to Mirror Lake)

Macon County
Curtis Creek Class IV+ - 7 miles long (Close to Old Fort)

McDowell County
Dan River Class II-III - 11.5 miles long (Pinnacles Power Plant to Claudville)

Patrick County
Darnell Creek Class III+(V+) - 1 miles long (Roadside along Darnell Creek Road)

Rabun County
Davidson River Class I-II - 5 miles long (FS Road 475 to Sycamore Flats)

Transylvania County
Davidson River Class III+(IV) - 3.5 miles long (Forest Service Road 475-A to Looking Glass Creek)

Transylvania County
Dicks Creek Class IV - 2 miles long (Waters Creek Campground to Turners Corner)

Lumpkin County
Dicks Creek Class V - 0.75 miles long (WMA Gate to Waters Creek Campground)

Lumpkin County
Dodd Creek Class IV-V(V+) - 3 miles long (Ravencliff Trail to GA 348)

White County
Eastatoe Creek Class IV+ - 3.52 miles long (US 178 to Smith Creek above Lake Keowee)

Pickens County
Elk Creek Class I-III - 4.5 miles long (Route 650 to New River)

Grayson County
Elk Creek Class I-II - 8.4 miles long (Route 1162 to Route 268 Bridge)

Wilkes County
Etowah River Class II(III) - 10.5 miles long (Hightower Road to US 19)

Lumpkin County
Etowah River Class III-IV+ - 2 miles long (Above Hightower Road)

Lumpkin County
Etowah River Class II(IV) - 13.3 miles long (US 19 to Highway 136)

Lumpkin/ Dawson County
First Broad Class I-III - 15 miles long (Route 1726 Bridge to Route 1529 Bridge)

Cleveland/ Rutherford County
Fisher River Class I-II - 20 miles long (US Route 601 Bridge to Rockford)

Surry County
French Broad River Class I-III - 6.5 miles long (North Carolina Route 251 to Route 1634)

Transylvania/ Henderson/ Buncombe/ Madison County
French Broad River - East Fork Class II-IV - 5.5 miles long (East Fork Road at Laurel Branch to French Broad River)

Transylvania County
French Broad River - North Fork Class III-IV+(V) - 7.2 miles long (Route 1326 Bridge to US Route 64 Bridge)

Transylvania County
French Broad River - West Fork Class IV-V - 3.4 miles long (SR 1309 Bridge to US 64 Bridge)

Transylvania County
Frogtown Creek Class III-V(V+) - 2.9 miles long (US 19 to US 19 at Turners Corner)

Lumpkin County
Gooney Run Class III-IV+ - 4.1 miles long (Browntown to Karo Landing)

Warren County
Gragg Prong River Class IV-V - 1.6 miles long (Roseboro to Lost Cove Creek)

Avery County
Green River Class I-II - 17.2 miles long (North Carolina Route 9 below Lake Adger Dam to North Carolina Route 1005)

Polk County
Green River Class III-V - 1.2 miles long (Summit Lake Dam to powerhouse)

Henderson County
Green River Class IV-V+ - 2.9 miles long (Hungry Creek to Green River Cove Road)

Henderson/ Polk County
Green River Class II-III+ - 3.7 miles long (Tuxedo Powerplant to above Hungry Creek)

Henderson County
Happy Creek Class III+ - 4.3 miles long (Route 671 to Happy Cr. Road)

Warren County
Hay's Creek Class II-III(V+) - 1.25 miles long (Eastfields to Walker's Creek)

Rockbridge County
Helton Creek Class -blank- - 3 miles long (US 19 to Nottelly River)

Union County
Hiwassee River and High Shoals Creek Class III-IV+(V+) - 4 miles long (High Shoals Creek Trailhead to US 17)

Towns County
Holcombe Creek Class IV-V+ - 1.9 miles long (FS Road 86B bridge to Three Forks of West Fork Chattooga)

Rabun County
Horsepasture River Class V+ - 4.2 miles long (US Route 281 to Lake Jocassee)

Transylvania County
Hungry River Class IV - 1.3 miles long (Big Hungry Road to Green River)

Henderson County
Irish Creek Class II-IV - 7.5 miles long (Irish Creek Mission to South River)

Rockbridge County
James River Class I-II - 16.5 miles long (Route 43 to Route 630)

Botetourt County
James River Class II-III - 5 miles long (Glasgow to Snowdon)

Rockbridge/ Amherst County
Jennings Creek Class II-III - 4.5 miles long (Route 614 to James River)

Botetourt County
Johns River Class I-II - 6.5 miles long (Route 1328 to Route 1438)

Burke/Caldwell County
Laurel Run Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (Game road to Maury River)

Rockbridge County
Linville River Class IV-V+ - 16.4 miles long (Linville Falls to Lake James)

Burke County
Little Reed Island Creek Class I-III - 17.5 miles long (Sylvatus to New River Close to Allisonia)

Carroll/ Pulaski County
Little River Class V+ - 0.75 miles long (Triple Falls)

Transylvania County
Little River Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Base of Triple Falls to Hooker Falls)

Transylvania County
Little River - New R. Tributary Class I-IV - 13 miles long (Riner to Copper Valley)

Montgomery/ Floyd County
Looking Glass Creek Class III-IV(V+) - 5 miles long (Along Highway 278)

Transylvania County
Lost Cove Creek Class -blank- - 8 miles long (Main)

Avery County
Marl Creek Class IV-V - 0.2 miles long (roadside Route 706)

Rockbridge County
Marl Creek - South R.Trib Class III-IV+ - 1 miles long (Steele's Tavern to Virginia-56)

Rockbridge County
Matthews Creek Class III-V(V+) - 6 miles long (Raven Cliff Falls to US 276)

Greenville County
Maury River Class III+(IV) - 6 miles long (Goshen Pass to Rockbridge Baths)

Bath/ Rockbridge County
Maury River Class II(III) - 32 miles long (Rockbridge Baths to James River)

Rockbridge County
Middle Creek Class III-IV(V+) - 0.3 miles long (North Carolina 106)

Macon County
Mitchell River Class I-II - 10.5 miles long (Route 1315 Bridge to Route 268 Bridge)

Surry County
Moccasin Creek Class III-IV(V+) - 5 miles long (Wildcat Road to Lake Burton)

Rabun County
Mud Creek Class II-III - 4 miles long (Road to Chatahoochee)

Habersham/Hall County
Nantahala River Class I-II+(III) - 12.74 miles long (Highway 64 to Nantahala Lake)

Macon/Clay County
Nantahala River Class II(III) - 4 miles long (Kimsey Creek to US 64)

Macon County
New River Class I-III - 32 miles long (Fries to Allisonia)

Carroll/ Wythe/ Pulaski/ Grayson County
New River Class I-II - 41 miles long (Stuart Dam to Fries)

Grayson County
New River Class I-II - 23.5 miles long (US Route 221/21 to US Route 58/221)

Alleghany NC/Grayson VA County
New River Class I-II - 11 miles long (Stuart Dam to US 221/21)

Alleghany NC/Grayson VA County
New River - South Fork Class I-II - 61 miles long (Route 1347 to Mouth of Wilson)

Watauga/ Ashe/ Alleghany County
North Creek Class II-IV - 2.5 miles long (Campground to Jennings Creek)

Botetourt County
North Harper Creek Class IV-V(V+) - 9 miles long (Wilson Creek Tributary)

Avery/Caldwell County
North Toe River Class II - 10 miles long (Plumtree to Bush Rd/Rt. 19E)

Avery County
Norton Creek Class IV-V(V+) - 2.5 miles long (Above Thorpe Lake)

Jackson County
Oilcamp creek Class I-III(IV) - 1.5 miles long (Oilcamp Road)

Greenville County
Overflow Creek Class IV-V(V+) - 5 miles long (USFS Road 86B to Overflow Creek Road Bridge)

Rabun County
Passage Creek Class II-III - 6 miles long (Elizabeth Furnance to Waterlick)

Warren County
Passage Creek Class I-II - 21 miles long (Kings Crossing Road to Elizabeth Furnace)

Warren County
Pedlar River Class II-III - 14 miles long (Below Lynchburg Reservoir to Route 640)

Amherst County
Pedlar River Class I(II) - 6 miles long (Route 640 to Highway 130)

Amherst County
Pigeon River - Big East Fork Class IV-V+ - 5 miles long (Blue Ridge Parkway to Highway 276)

-blank- County
Pigeon River - Big East Fork Class III-V - 2.7 miles long (3800 foot countour line to US Route 276 Bridge)

Haywood County
Pigeon River - East Fork Class II-III - 8.7 miles long (Route 1887 Bridge to North Carolina Route 110 Bridge)

Haywood County
Pigeon River - West Fork Class II-III - 6.3 miles long (Route 215/1129 Junction to confluence with East Fork)

Haywood County
Pigeon River - West Fork Class IV-V(V+) - 4 miles long (Along Highway 215)

Haywood County
Piney River - South Fork Class V - 3.4 miles long (First bridge to National Forest boundary.)

Amherst County
Reddies River Class I-II - 10 miles long (Route 1546 to North Wilkesboro)

Wilkes County
Reed Creek Class I-IV - 8 miles long (I-81 to New River)

Wythe County
Roanoke River - North Fork Class I-III - 14 miles long (Route 603 to Roanoke River)

Bedford/ Campbell County
Roanoke River - South Fork Class I-II - 8 miles long (Shawsville to Roanoke River)

Bedford/ Campbell County
Roaring Run Class V+ - 1.2 miles long (County line to Recreation Area)

Botetourt County
Rocky Broad River Class IV-V - 3.6 miles long (Bridge at Flat Creek Road to Bridge at US Route 64)

Henderson/Buncombe County
Rocky Broad River Class IV-V - 3.5 miles long (Along Route 64/74 to Lake Lure at Chimney Rock)

Henderson/Rutherford County
Saluda River Class III-V - 2 miles long (Jones Gap Trail to Park)

Greenville County
Scotts Creek Class III-IV(V) - 2 miles long (Willets-Ochre Hill to Addie)

Jackson County
Shenandoah River Class I-II - 11 miles long (state line to West Virginia 9)

Clarke Jefferson County
Shenandoah River Class I(II) - 14 miles long (Route 50 to Route 7)

Clarke County
Shenandoah River - South Fork Class I-II - 27.5 miles long (Route 675 to Bentonville)

Page/ Warren County
Shenandoah River - South Fork Class I-II - 30.5 miles long (Elkton to Luray)

Page/ Rockingham County
Simpson Creek Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Truckstop to Route 60)

Alleghany County
South River Class I-II - 25 miles long (Waynesboro to Lynnwood)

Waynesboro City / Rockingham County
Staton's Creek Class V - 0.6 miles long (Staton's Falls to Pedlar River)

Amherst County
Steels Creek Class II-III - 6.6 miles long (to Confluence with Upper Creek)

Burke County
Stekoa Creek Class V - 1 miles long (Highway 23 to Rickman Airfield Road)

Rabun County
Stekoa Creek Class III-V - 6.75 miles long (Timber Bluff Road off US Route 76 to Chattooga River)

Rabun County
Stony Creek - North fork Shenandoah Tributary Class I-III - 15.5 miles long (Liberty Furnace to North Fork Shenandoah)

Shenandoah County
Swannanoa River Class I-II - 8.6 miles long (Main Bridge In Swannanoa to Azalea)

Buncombe County
Tallulah River Class V - 3 miles long (Tate Branch Campground to Coleman River)

Rabun County
Tallulah River Class I-II(III) - 5.5 miles long (GA/North Carolina State Line to Tate Branch Campground)

Towns/Rabun County
Tallulah River Class II-III - 4 miles long (Old Highway 441 to Tallulah Falls Lake)

Rabun County
Tesnatee Creek Class I-III - 3 miles long (County Road 5976 to Old Copper Mine Road)

White/Lumpkin County
Thompson River Class IV-V+ - 5.2 miles long (North Route 281 to Lake Jocassee)

Transylvania County
Thunderhole Creek Class III+ - 3.5 miles long (Globe Road to Upton)

Caldwell County
Tiger Creek Class III - 1 miles long (Lakemont to Tallulah River)

Rabun County
Toccoa River Class I-II(III) - 13.5 miles long (Deep Hole Recreation Area to Sandy Bottoms)

Fannin County
Toe River - South Class I-II - 22.5 miles long (Carolina Hemlocks Camp to Route 1131)

Avery/ Mitchell/ Yancey County
Toxaway Creek Class II-V+ - 3.6 miles long (Frozen Creek Road Bridge to Lake Jocassee)

Transylvania County
Toxaway River Class V+ - 3.69 miles long (Highway 64 to Lake Jocassee)

Transylvania County
Toxaway River - Upper Class IV-V+ - 2 miles long (Above Lake Toxaway)

Transylvania County
Tuckasegee River Class I-II(III) - 9.4 miles long (Cedar Cliff Reservior to Cullowhee)

Jackson County
Tuckasegee River Class III-V - 4.5 miles long (Above Tanasee Creek Reservoir)

Jackson County
Tuckasegee River - West Fork Class III-IV+(V) - 9.5 miles long (Thorpe Dam to Tuckasegee River)

Jackson County
Tye River - Upper North Fork Class V - 0.5 miles long (Adrenaline Alley)

Nelson County
Upper Creek Class III+(IV) - 17 miles long (Raven Cliff Gorge to FR 982)

Burke County
Warwoman Creek Class II-III - 7.2 miles long (Earl's Ford Road to Chattooga River)

Rabun County
Whetstone Creek Class II-III(V) - 1.5 miles long (Sandy Ford Access Road to Sandy Ford)

Oconee County
Whitewater Class III-V+ - 2.4 miles long (Base of Upper Falls to Lake Jocassee)

Oconee County
Whitewater River Class IV-V+ - 4 miles long (Bullpen Road to Highway 281)

Jackson/Transylvania County
Wilson Creek Class IV - 5 miles long (Upper Wilson)

Avery/Caldwell County
Wilson Creek Class II-III - 5 miles long (Route 1328 Bridge to National Forest sign)

Caldwell County
Wilson Creek Class III-IV+(V) - 1.9 miles long (National Forest sign to parking area above Brown MtNorth Beach)

Caldwell County
Wilson Creek Class I-II(III) - 4 miles long (Below Brown Mountain Beach to Johns River)

Caldwell County
Yadkin River Class I-II - 15 miles long (Route 1178 below West Kerr Scott Dam to Route 2327)

Wilkes County
Yadkin River Class I-II - 19.9 miles long (Route 268 Bridge to Route 1137)

Caldwell/Wilkes County
Yahoola Creek Class I-IV - 6 miles long (US 19 North of Dahlonega to US 19)

Lumpkin County

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