Warm Winter Weekend on the Way

After several nights of temps in the 20's, we are supposed to get into the 60's on Saturday and Sunday. We're unable to paddle on Saturday, but thinking about the Upper Catawba River somewhere for Sunday. It's mostly chains of big lakes managed by Duke Energy, but there are some short free flowing sections too. Hoping to find someone who can make recommendations to avoid rapids beyond our skill level. Otherwise, it's pouring over old trip reports on various web sites.