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The Haw River Trail Boating-Hiking-Fishing-More |
| Dam Maps:
Haw River south of I- 85/40 - Swepsonville pictured below.
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| The Northern dam indicated above in red is the old
Swepsonville dam. It is made or wood and rebar, has two drops, the
first being one foot and the second about three feet. There is a portage
sign to the right of the dam but in shallow water there are shallow areas
about one third of the way across from the right side of the dam that
allow you to lift your boat over the dam.
The southern dam is the Southwick Golf Course dam. It is concrete and offers a 10 foot drop. Never boat over this dam! Always exit and re-enter below the dam. If you exit on the right side you must lift your boat up the bank (3 feet in low water), across 20 feet of brush, up 5 feet to the top of the dam's extension, ease your boat down 10 feet on the back side of the dam into brush, climb down one of three trees that are very close to the dam and re-enter the river. Hopefully there will be portage ramps installed here in the future!
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