Pleasant Green Access to West Point on the Eno Access, 8.5 miles Participants: Jorge Castro, Marc Morris, Bob Brueckner (coordinator) Gauge: USGS – Eno near Durham: 3.93 feet (602 cfs); about 1 foot on the Pleasant Green bridge I wasn’t …
April 1, found me on the Eno River (@4 feet) with CCC friends, John F, Bob B, Rick S, Jeff D, and John McD. “My Goodness Joanie,” I could hear my mother say, “You are blessed with the best!” The …
Level: 626 cfs (3.87 ft.) beginning; 524 cfs (3.63 ft) end, Eno River near Durham gauge
Paddlers and what they're paddling: Clarke X. Cooper (Zen), Rob Elder (Micro 230), Angela Wiseman (Zen), Frank Mueller (Rock Star), Mark Kennedy (Mamba), David Freeman (Agent 88), Nate Taylor (Super Hero), William Holman (Burn), Dave Johnson (Flying Squirrel converted to C-1), Anna Ploghoft (Ronin), Frank McMahon (Diesel 75) and Bob Brueckner (Diesel 65).
With the Eno dropping rapidly, I posted a trip to Facebook last night. By today I had six people (evolving to seven). Meeting up at West Point, we had one person running late. Late. With the schduled run already tight, what I should have done was abbreviate the trip by cutting off one of the (Pleasant Green/Cole Mill/Guess/Roxboro) sections to turn it into a shorter run.
Trip Report – Eno River, New Year’s Day 2016. 2 PM. Water level around 4 feet. 15 paddlers.
Trip Coordinator – Wayne Jones, with heavy logistical support (otherwise recognized as “good sense” from Allen Freeman and Rick Steeves.)
Paddlers – Cameron Jones, Allen Freeman, Rick Steeves, Martin and Jordan Doyle, Richard Hopley, Russ Scheve, Pamela Maynard, Dale Briggs, Camille Warren, Greg Runyon, Jenny Wiley, Nathan Jamps, Terry Jones, Wayne Jones.
Having published weeks in advance a trip on the Cape Fear, as the date arrived I was about ready to cancel. On the 15th it was running around 4.5', but by the 18th it was running at just barely over 2' which, while higher than the 1.6" I'll never run again, isn't off by much. I'd received a few inquiries, but said that if it was below 2' I'd cancel. But still, I felt committed.
Section: Pleasant Green Road to Cole Mill Road (3.6 miles)
Level: 1.5 feet on the Pleasant Green bridge gauge
Difficulty: Class I-II
Date: Jan. 19, 2013
Participants: Sylvia DuRant (K-1), Robyn Maness (K-1), Bob Brueckner (C-1)
The Eno River usually reaches a good level — not too scrapey, but not washed out — in the middle of the night or during especially cold, rainy weather. But we were fortunate to find the river at such a level on a beautiful sunny day with temperature in the low 50's.
Paddlers: Mike Swaim (K-1), Bob Brueckner (K-1), Marilyn Gist and Paul Moro (OC-2)
River: Eno, Pleasant Green to Cole Mill
Distance: 3.6 miles
Difficulty: Class I-II
Water Level: 4.5 feet on Pleasant Green bridge, 3 feet on Cole Mill Road bridge. The minimum on the bridge gauges is 0.5 feet.
Guidebook: "Paddling Easter North Carolina" by Paul Ferguson
Date: Saturday, December 11, 2004
Where: Eno River, from Lawrence Rd. put-in (bridge) to Fews Ford Access, Eno River State Park
Water Level: 377 cfs/4.22 USGS (Hillsborough gauge); 590 cfs (Durham gauge)
Trip Coordinator: Paul Joffrion
Paddlers: Jan Bolen, OC-1; Roger Gaby, OC-1; Pat Heron, K-1; Jack and Kathy Imbriani, K-1; Paul Joffrion, OC-1; Lynna Woods, K-1
November 11, 2009. As the remnants of tropical storm Ida worked their way across the state, it was clear that something was going to be flowing in the Triangle. However, there did seem to be a whole lot of rain coming down pretty consistently since yesterday afternoon, and I had some concern about too much of a good thing. So, my approach was to be pretty conservative.
