Narrows of the Green

The Narrows of the Green is a 2.9-mile (4.7 km) section of the Green River in Henderson County and Polk County, between the Big Hungry Creek confluence and the Fishtop access area, in western North Carolina, United States.

Through this area, the water often channels through extremely tight slots as narrow as 4 feet (1.2 m) wide as the river funnels through a stunning gorge.

The three major rapids on the river ("The Big Three") are called "Go Left and Die", "Gorilla" and "Sunshine".

[2] Sunshine is considered the most difficult and dangerous rapid and consists of a 14-foot (4.3 m) waterfall landing on a jagged rock shelf below.

The river gets considerably more difficult at higher water levels; however, the Green has been run at up to 300% flows (over 30" on the stick gauge).