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Leatherwood Eddy

Leatherwood Eddy  Also known as the Riffel Eddy, it is one of the longest on the river and leads to the Leatherwood ford, where a country road crosses the river. This is the last road encountered until you come to the mouth of Birch. A solitary rock sits on the left descending bank of the eddy; it is the final large rock found on "River on the Rocks". Some say the two eddies are one and the same. However, there is a small shoal that is said to be the end of the Riffel Eddy and the beginning of the Leatherwood Eddy. This shoal is barely noticeable during periods of low flow.
 
Leatherwood Eddy Leatherwood Ford
Riffle Leatherwood





   

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