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KHCC River Ratings - Alphabetical List
Revised 09/26/11
* Rating based on a short portage of a rapid which might significantly increase the section rating.
Complete River Rating information and listed in order of rating

Animas, Upper (CO) *	34	Grand Canyon (AZ) 10,000 cfs *	26	Potomac, Great Falls (VA/MD)	35
Animas, City (CO)	25	Green Narrows (NC) *	36	Potomac, N Br (Bloom) (MD) 1000 cfs	18
Arkansas, Brown’s Canyon (CO) 1500 cfs	24	Gros Ventre (WY)	26	Potomac, N. Br. above Kitz (MD/WV) 6’	27
Arkansas, Numbers (CO) 1500 cfs	30	Haw, Lower (NC) 3000 cfs	20	Poudre, Misch. To Pine Vu (CO) 4’	28
Arkansas, Pine Cr. Canyon (CO) 2.5’	35	Hiawassee (TN) 2000 cfs	13	Poudre, Narrows (CO) 2’	35
Arkansas, Royal Gorge (CO) 1500 cfs	29	Hopeville Canyon (WV) 6’	19	Poudre, Rustic to Narrows (CO) 4'	25
Arkansas, SR24 to Nathrop (CO) 2.5’	17	Horsepasture (NC)	35	Poudre, Spencer Hts (CO) *	35
Bear Creek (MD) Friendsville -Hi Water	29	Hudson Gorge (NY) 3'	23	Quemahoning Crk- Boswell Ferndale 5’	14
Beaver, Eagle (NY)	33	James River (VA) 3000 cfs	18	Racquette (NY) 720 cfs	35
Beaver, Moshier (NY)	29	Rio Jondachi, Lower (Ecuador)	35	Raven Fork (NC)	37
Beaver, Taylorville (NY)	27	Kennebec Gorge (ME) 4500 cfs	29	Reventazon (Costa R)	23
Big Creek, Upper (TN)	34	Kicking Horse, Middle (BC)	29	Road Prong (NC)	37
Big Laurel (NC) Newport 4000cfs	25	Kokosing (OH)	8	Roaring Fork, Slaughterhouse (CO) 3’	30
Big Sandy, Upper (WV)	23	Laurel Creek (WV)	32	Rocky River, West Br. (OH) 2.5’	17
Big Sandy, Lower (WV) 5.7’ *	31	Laurel Hill Creek (PA) 600 cfs	14	Rogue River, Wild/Scenic (OR)	23
Big Sandy, Lower (WV) 6.8’ *	33	Linville (NC)	37	Russell Fork, above Breaks (VA) 800 cfs	23
Big South Fork, Gorge (TN) 2000 cfs	25	Little Beaver (OH)	7	Russell Fork (VA/KY) 800 cfs	35
Big South Fork, Poudre (CO) *	36	N. Fk. Little Beaver (OH)	10	Saint Francis, (MO) medium flow	21
Black River (NY) *	26	Little Pigeon, West Prong (TN)	36	Santeetlah, Upper (NC)	34
Blackwater, Lower (WV) 350cfs Davis	32	Little River (TN) *	27	Savage (MD) 1000 cfs	25
Blackwater, Upper (WV) 350cfs Davis	36	Little River Canyon (AL)	32	Shade (PA) Ferndale 4.5’	20
Blackwater, North Fork (WV)	36	Little Sandy (WV)	23	Shavers Fork, Bemis (WV) 1000 cfs	23
Rio Blanco (Ecuador)	24	Lochsa (ID) 6000 cfs	26	Rio Sico (Honduras)	22
Cacapon (WV)	12	Lowe, Keystone Canyon (AK)	24	Upper Silver (MI) 8'	31
Rio Cangrejal, Lower (Honduras)	26	Meadow, Lower (WV)	36	Slippery Rock, Gorge (PA) 0’	19
Rio Cangrejal, Middle (Honduras)	31	Meadow, Middle (WV) 500cfs	21	Slippery Rock, Gorge (PA) 2’	21
Rio Cangrejal, Top/Upper (Honduras)	29	Meadow, Upper (WV) 1500 cfs	27	Slippery Rock, Lower (PA) 2’	13
Casselman, Above Ft. Hill (PA) 3’	16	Menominee, Piers Gorge (MI/WI) 2000 cfs	26	Snake River Canyon (WY) 5k cfs	22
Casselman, Ft. Hill to Confluence (PA) 2’	13	Middle Fork Salmon (ID) 3’	24	Snake River Canyon (WY) >12k cfs	25
Cattaraugus Creek Canyon (NY)	15	Middle Fork Tygart (WV) 4’ below Audra	29	Lower Stonycreek River (PA) Carpenters - Greenhse Ferndale 3.5’	13
Chattooga II (GA)	10	Middle Fork Tygart (WV) 5' Above Audra	14	Stonycreek River (PA) Ferndale 3.5’	21
Chattooga III (GA) 1.8’ *	22	Misahualli, Lower (Ecuador) *	32	Stonycreek River (PA) Ferndale 5’	26
Chattooga IV (GA) 1.8’ *	31	Misahualli, Upper (Ecuador)	30	Stony River, Mt Storm to Kitz (WV) 5.5’	30
Chauga, Gorge (SC) 2.5’ *	27	Missinaibi (Ont)	16	Tallulah Gorge (GA) 700 cfs	34
Cheat Canyon (WV) 2.5’ Albrt Brdg	26	Moose, Bottom (NY) 3’	30	Teeters Creek (WV)	26
Cheat Canyon (WV) 5’ Albright Bridge	29	Moose, Lower (NY) 5’	27	Tellico, Lower (TN) 400 cfs	22
Cheat Narrows (WV) 2’	18	Nantahala (NC)	19	Tellico, Upper (TN) 500 cfs	28
Cheat, Dry Fork (WV) Parsons 4.5’	19	Nantahala Cascades (NC)	27	Tinkers Creek (OH) 0.5’ *	30
Cheoah (NC)- 1000cfs	30	Nenana, Gorge (AK)	26	Trinity belo Pigeon Pt (CA)	22
Clear Creek, Black Rock (CO) 450 cfs	32	New River, Gorge (WV) 1’	27	Tuckasegee, Sect 3 (NC) Dillsboro to 1392 - 700 CFS *	13
Clear Creek, Lower Golden (CO) 450cfs	27	New River, Prince -Thurmond (WV)	17	Tuckasegee, East Fork (NC)	31
Clear Creek/Obed (TN) 2000 cfs	23	Nolichucky (TN) 1800 cfs	25	Tygart, Arden (WV) 6’	27
Clear Shade (PA) Ferndale 5’	18	Nolichucky (TN) 4000 cfs	28	Tygart, Arden (WV) 2.5’	24
Conasauga, Upper (TN)	27	Obed, DBT - Nemo (TN) 2000 cfs	24	Tygart, Gorge (WV) 5’ Belington	28
Conoquenessing, Frisco (PA) 1.6’	14	Ocoee (TN) 1200 cfs	25	Umpqua, N. Fk. (OR)	21
Rio Cosonga (Ecuador)	33	Ocoee, Olympic (TN) 1200 cfs	28	Vermilion (OH) (1’)	8
Cranberry (WV) 4.5’	26	Ottawa River (Ont.)	27	Watauga Gorge (NC) 350 cfs *	34
Cuyahoga, Lower Gorge (OH), 1200cfs	20	Overflow Creek (GA) 2.5'	35	Whitewater, Upper (NC)	35
Cuyahoga, Lower Gorge (OH), 600 cfs	16	Pacuare (Costa R)	28	Williams (WV) 450 cfs	26
Cuyahoga, Upper Gorge (OH), 600cfs*	28	Payette, N. Fork (ID) 2000 cfs	36	Wilson Creek Gorge (NC) 0-3"	29
Daddy’s Creek, Canyon (TN) 1.5'	27	Payette, S. Fork Canyon (ID) High	29	Wolf River, Section 3 (WI) 400cfs	19
Deadwood (ID) Top - Bottom	33	Penobscot, Cribworks (ME) 3500 cfs	33	Wolf River, Section 4 (WI) 400cfs	23
Doe Gorge (TN)	28	Peshtigo, Roaring Rapids (WI) 12" or 5' USGS	23	Yough, Below Bruner Run (PA) 2’	14
Eagle River, Dowd’s (CO)	26	Pigeon (TN) 1200-1500 cfs	21	Yough, Lower (PA) 2’	23
Falls River (MI) med flow	29	Pigeon, Big East Fork (NC)	36	Yough, Lower (PA) 5’	26
Fikes Creek (PA/WV) *	29	Pigeon Dries (NC)	30	Yough, Middle (PA) 2’	12
French Broad -Hi. Sp. (NC) 2000 cfs	21	Pigeon, West Fork (NC)	33	Yough, Top (MD) Oakland 3.0’	30
French Broad, NF (NC)	29	Pine Creek (PA)	8	Yough, Upper (MD) 2’	32
Gauley, Lower (WV) 2800 cfs	27			Yough, Upper (MD) 2.6’	34
Gauley, Upper (WV) 2800 cfs	33

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