Chattooga River

GA, SC, NC • US

The Chattooga River flows 57 miles from the southern Appalachians in
western North Carolina south along the Georgia/South Carolina border to
Lake Tugaloo. Designated a National Wild and Scenic River in 1974 and
famously the filming location for the 1972 movie "Deliverance," it
remains one of the Southeast's premier free-flowing whitewater runs.
Traditionally divided into Sections II (Class II), III (Class III-IV),
and IV (Class IV-V with the Five Falls sequence). Free-access but USFS
permit registration required.

57.0 mi total 3 sections 9 access points 0 camps 19 rapids

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Click any point for details. Sections without stored geometry are drawn as straight put-in → take-out lines — actual courses follow the river.

Sections (3)

Section II (Russell Bridge to Earls Ford)

● Russell Bridge (Highway 28) → ● Earls Ford

7.0 mi 🌊 1 💧 203 cfs · medium

Class II

Section III (Earls Ford to Highway 76)

● Earls Ford → ● Highway 76 Bridge

13.0 mi 🌊 6 💧 203 cfs · high

Class III-IV

Section IV (Highway 76 to Lake Tugaloo)

● Highway 76 Bridge → ● Lake Tugaloo Take-out

7.5 mi 🌊 12 💧 203 cfs · high

Class IV-V