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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