Narrows of the Green

Narrows of the Green

Coordinates: 35°16′46″N 82°20′47″W / 35.27944°N 82.34639°W / 35.27944; -82.34639 The Narrows of the Green is a 2.9-mile (4.7 km) section of the Green River, in Henderson County and Polk County, between the Big Hungry creek confluence and the Fishtop access area, in western North Carolina, United States. It is roughly 35 miles (56 km) south of downtown Asheville.

White water kayaking

The narrows is best known for being one of the most extreme kayaking runs in the Eastern US. Water is released on a regular basis from the Tuxedo Power station with a 100% release being equivalent to 216 cubic feet per second (6.1 m3/s). This regular flow allows for year round kayaking and is part of the reason the Green is such a notorious and well known river.

Running this section of river is also called "running the shit" combined with throwing the brown hand.

The river has an average gradient of 178 feet per mile (33.7 m/km or 3%) with a half mile (800 m) section dropping roughly 342 feet (104 m) and containing 11 major class IV+ to V+ rapids. Through this area the water often channels through extremely tight slots as narrow as 4 feet (1.2 m) wide as the river funnels through a stunning gorge. The three major rapids on the river ("The Big Three") are called "Go Left and Die", "Gorilla" and "Sunshine". Gorilla is considered the most visually impressive rapid on the river. It consists of the river funneling into a 4-foot (1.2 m)-wide slot ("The Notch") and is then immediately followed by an 18-foot (5.5 m) waterfall ("the flume") and then another 10-foot (3.0 m) waterfall ("Scream Machine"). Sunshine is considered the most difficult and dangerous rapid, and consists of a 14-foot (4.3 m) waterfall landing on a jagged rock shelf below. The route through Sunshine is about 4 feet (1.2 m) wide and mistakes here have been known to cause paralysis. The river gets considerably more difficult at higher water levels, however the Green has been run at up to 300% flows.

On the first Saturday of November the best paddlers in the Southeast descend on the Green to participate in the annual Green River Narrows Race.

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