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Put In -
From intersection of
NC42 and SR1916 (Corinth Rd), take NC42 East 2.0 miles. Turn left on SR1912
(Christian Chapel Road). Continue 0.5mi and turn right onto Cross Point Rd and
follow into area.
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Distance/Time - 12 miles/5 hours First trip of the 2012 season.
Was a very nice overcast, cool, and calm wind day. Great way to start
the year.
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Difficulty - Average
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Trip
Directions - From the boat ramp, I headed to the dam and then stayed on the
southern side of the Cary Branch. At first I thought they had logged
this area and had a controlled burn, but then noticed this looked like
tornado damage. I ask a fisherman and sure enough this was the tornado
that hit Raleigh on April 16, 2011. On the return to the boat ramp I
took the northern side and the scenery was much better.
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Scenery -
Lots of birds; egrets, ducks, turtles, etc. I found an old stone dam
near the Cass Holt Road access. I had never paddled all the way up the
creek, I guess because of the Hydrilla, but now it is all dormant because of
winter. The stone dam is now broken on the right side, but you can see
how they channeled the water down to some kind of concrete structure.
Not sure what it was used for other than a water source. Also, found
an access road that led to the Capital Kawanis Club Pond. An old
building of bathrooms and showers is falling down. They did have a
permanent port-a-potty. Looks like this is used for hunting as tree
stands are in various locations.
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Hazards -
Motor boats as lots of fishing going on today.
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Water temperature is good |
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Pollen is out in full force |
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Tree stand on the Kiwanis property |
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Right side of dam breached |
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Stone dam from the other side |
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Nice cove lined with reeds |
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