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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Waterfalls of South Carolina 01

Bull Sluice


Bull Sluice is a prominent rapid on

the Chattooga River on the Georgia and

South Carolina border in the United States

which was featured in the film Deliverance. Its

convenient location off of the US76 bridge makes it a

popular destination for whitewater rafters and kayakers.

The short hike to the rapid also makes it attractive to

spectators.

Bull Sluice is a benchmark Class IV+ rapid as rated

by American Whitewater during normal flow of 1.8 to

2.4 feet.[1] It becomes easier at lower water and

significantly more difficult at higher water. Bull

Sluice is the largest and final named rapid of

Section 3 of the Chattooga River. Since it is one

of the more accessible rapids on the river, many

boaters who run the narrower and more

dangerous Section 4 will first run Bull Sluice

before continuing downstream, making the

rapid the de facto start of the final section of

the river.

A small cave exists under the main flow of

the water. Swimmers will often enter the

cave during warmer weather to watch

boaters run the rapid above them.

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