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Though the maps included is this ninth edition of Carolina Whitewater are as accurate as any can be (they are based primarily on county road maps), some amount of error is to be expected. Using these maps in conjunction with county maps will help you set shuttles quickly and accurately.

The original reason for undertaking such a work as this was to provide a source of information for those who would like to take their pleasure in paddling the many beautiful rivers of the western Carolinas. The effort will have been worthwhile if any small portion of the great pleasure the authors have experienced on the several hundred miles described herein is imparted to the reader.

Carolina Overview

Physiographically, North and South Carolina are very similar. Both are bordered on the west by the Blue Ridge Mountains and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Moving west to east in either state, three major physiographic regions are encountered: the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Piedmont, and the Coastal Plain. In both states the Coastal Plain is locally referred to as the “lowlands,” while the Piedmont and Mountain regions are collectively known as “uplands” or “highlands.”