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The Deep River begins west of Greensboro and above High Point. It flows southeast passing near Asheboro and turning east near High Falls, one of many small mill towns built on the banks of the Deep. It forms the border between Chatham and Lee Counties, and below Moncure the Deep meets the Haw to form the Cape Fear.
In the 87 miles of paddling sections described from Worthville to Moncure, there are eight intact dams requiring portage. Many of them are used today to generate hydroelectric power. Iron and coal deposits along the Deep River in Chatham and Lee Counties were known to early settlers in the 1700s. Plans were made to exploit these deposits using locks and dams to make the river navigable down to the Cape Fear and on to the coast. The minerals proved to be difficult to extract in quantity, and making the river navigable so far upstream was beyond the resources available. Ruins of locks, dams, and furnaces can still be seen on the river. This eTrail contains 11 sections of the Deep River from Worthville Road (Randolph Co. 2122) bridge to Old US 1 (Lee Co. 1466) bridge at Moncure.
The Deep River begins west of Greensboro and above High Point. It flows southeast passing near Asheboro and turning east near High Falls, one of many small mill towns built on the banks of the Deep. It forms the border between Chatham and Lee Counties, and below Moncure the Deep meets the Haw to form the Cape Fear.
In the 87 miles of paddling sections described from Worthville to Moncure, there are eight intact dams requiring portage. Many of them are used today to generate hydroelectric power. Iron and coal deposits along the Deep River in Chatham and Lee Counties were known to early settlers in the 1700s. Plans were made to exploit these deposits using locks and dams to make the river navigable down to the Cape Fear and on to the coast. The minerals proved to be difficult to extract in quantity, and making the river navigable so far upstream was beyond the resources available. Ruins of locks, dams, and furnaces can still be seen on the river. This eTrail contains 11 sections of the Deep River from Worthville Road (Randolph Co. 2122) bridge to Old US 1 (Lee Co. 1466) bridge at Moncure.
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