We floated this on the 17th and ran into 5 complete river blockages. Down trees and lots of heavy driftwood from Helene that had to be crawled through and over. Very dangerous with kids, paddler beware.

I did this trip today with the flow listed at 4.88. Ever so slightly above the minimum. I scraped bottom several times and many times it was too shallow to paddle. Twice the river was blocked with debris. But definitely still runnable even at 4.88. It was a great day for it. Saw tons of wildlife including deer running by.

Did Cedar Falls Park to Charlie Lollis Memorial Park today. 14.2 miles. Water level of 5.25 was perfect. Able to paddle the river bank to bank. Good current pushed us along. Dropped in at 10:08 AM, pulled out at 3:20 PM. A few snack/stretch stops along the way. A spectacular day. The Reedy was a great river to be on today. Only one portage due to a massive snag across the river a bit beyond the Dunklin Bridge. Went under/over another 6 trees. Did not take our Old Town Discovery 11'9" canoes over the rapids just before pull out. Just could not see a good line for the canoes. A kayak would have done fine.

I live in this area and my property backs up to the Reedy right before Hillside Church Road. I put in at cedar falls on the right hand side of the park and slide in off a big rock. I take out at my property right before Hillside Church so I can't comment about the section between Hillside Church and dunklin Bridge. The float is pretty easy. I've done this trip quite a few times and it is always changing after every big rain. I've done the trip right at the minimum or a little lower around 4.5 ft. Usually I will have to get out once to go around something between Mckittrick Road and Hillside Church. There is a hard bend in the river in this area and it catches a lot of debris. In the video in the above comment, I believe this area is where the deer crossed. Every once and a while I'll take a small chainsaw on my trip and try to clear a spot to travel if anything is blocking but it constantly changes. The highest I've floated this trip is probably around the 8ft mark. The river has good flow and constant speed the entire trip. Anything over this, the river is pretty high and over the banks. This website says 12 ft but I would not float this above 8. I say this because there are so many trees and the strainers are hidden. In my opinion the higher the river the more chance you have of getting caught up. If the river is around the 5 ft mark, majority you can get out and it is between shin and waist high but there are some holes especially around the blockages. There are not any rapids in the area I float. I use a cheap kayak from a sports store. I would not recommend a tube because I think it would get popped easily.

We took this trip on May 25, 2019 with a River Flow of 5.2 FT, just above the minimum for safe paddling. The river was low but we made it through without getting grounded. I think this river changes with every storm, as the description above states that the last stretch of the river is relatively flat water with a few ripples. We found the contrary to be true. The last part of the river, beyond Hillside Church Rd was the most challenging. This was due to lots of timber down in the river in this stretch. This area also had the fastest flow. I posted a video that highlighted our trip. You can view it here: https://youtu.be/cj4XaFCOhgI Boone Down South