Davidson

River Gauges:
Davidson River USGS, Davidson River AFWS
Rain Gauges:
Daniel Ridge, Mt. Hardy, Wagonroad Gap, Balsam Grove, Cradle of Forestry

11.2 sq. miles of drainage
2.2 mi
100ft/mi for .8 mi(above cove creek)
115ft/mi for 1.4mi
1.7+ can be done lower if willing
Divide the CFS on gauge by 3.5714285714285714285714285714286 to get the estimatedl CFS running down the creek
if enough water put in up farther than the cove creek crossing
take out where the river gets wide and has 2 channels has a good take out spot and easy hike to the road.
Whalesback- funky crosscurents to big hole backed by and underwater undercut rock do not puttin on cove creek unless high enough to do so (not enough speed). Do not swim it a keeper while swiming from what I could tell. set saftey on river left rock.
BLD- fun rapid, some undercuts on river right, can take video from either right on top or catch an eddie on bottom left.

Watch out for wood had an encounter with some on my second lap

1.62- 1.13.06
very boney to low, go somewhere else
Video

1.64-
boney
cant do the far right line at whalesback
got sucked into the hole from the seal launch rock but was able to work myself out

1.84 & 1.76- 12.23.06
2 laps fun and low
whales back hole is still a force to be reckon with. Right line barely out of play. Ran it one time ok but the second time I tried entering from cove creek and didnt have enough speed tried to boof a rock on left and got spun around hole ride to swim to being roped out. The undercut rock down there blocks the outflow so going deep may not work.
Video
Video With Music

2.07 to 2.00- 1.6.07
3 laps
Far right line barely possible.
Saw a boat being worked in whales back he got ok then we hooked up with them for shuttle for one run (will and brian).
Video

Above usual run(were forks come together)
3.9 sq. mi of drainage
1.25 mi of a run
200 ft/mi of gradient