Tellico - 1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River


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1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River

Usual Difficulty II-III (may vary with level)
Length 8 Miles

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN
usgs-03518500 1.30 - 4.00 ft II-III 03h10m 1.52 ft (rc= 0.1 )


River Description

The entire run is roadside. Mostly class 2 with some class 2 plus ledges.

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StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2006-04-27 14:30:28

Friday afternoon fun

Detail Trip Report Edit  Friday afternoon fun  Tellico, TN(62.88KB .jpeg)

Too much fun!

Detail Trip Report Edit  Too much fun!  Tellico, TN(483.92KB .jpeg)

Bridge Rapid

Detail Trip Report Edit  Bridge Rapid  Tellico, TN(31.20KB .jpeg)

Back flippin' da Baby

Detail Trip Report Edit  Back flippin' da Baby  Tellico, TN(80.91KB .jpeg)

Spanking Baby Boone

Detail Trip Report Edit  Spanking Baby Boone  Tellico, TN(4.37MB .mov)

11 yr. old Kincaid Wurl hucking the Baby.

Detail Trip Report Edit  11 yr. old Kincaid Wurl hucking the Baby.  Tellico, TN(99.97KB .jpeg)

11 yr. old Kincaid Wurl hucking the Baby.

Detail Trip Report Edit  11 yr. old Kincaid Wurl hucking the Baby.  Tellico, TN(100.13KB .jpeg)

Johnathan Wurl hucking the Baby

Detail Trip Report Edit  Johnathan Wurl hucking the Baby  Tellico, TN(106.46KB .jpeg)

Johnathan Wurl hucking the Baby

Detail Trip Report Edit  Johnathan Wurl hucking the Baby  Tellico, TN(115.79KB .jpeg)

Jamie on Tellico

Detail Trip Report Edit  Jamie on Tellico  Tellico, TN(119.75KB .jpeg)

10 yr. old Lauren Burress on Tellico River

Detail Trip Report Edit  10 yr. old Lauren Burress on Tellico River   Tellico, TN(2.46MB .tiff)

Bald River Falls

Detail Trip Report Edit  Bald River Falls  Tellico, TN(56.24KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Low 200 cfs, High 1000 cfs

As of September 2001 the USGS gauge is back on the web!!

Conversion from feet to cfs, from Julie Keller:
1.9   305   3.5   998   
2.0   330   4.0  1250   
2.2   403   4.5  1515   
2.5   526   5.0  1800   
2.7   618   6.0  2400   
3.0   770   7.0  3150 

USGS gauge at Tellico Plains also available at 1-900-288-8732.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN
usgs-03518500 1.30 - 4.00 ft II-III 03h10m 1.52 ft (rc= 0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
1.30 -4.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable II-III

Report - Reports of Tellico 1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Tellico [TN] Bear Givhan goin deep at the bottom of Baby 2.0 ft Frank Stansberry
Tellico [TN] 11 yr. old Kincaid Wurl hucking the Baby. 1.30 Kathleen Burress
Tellico [TN] Back flippin' da Baby n/a Ken and Fran Strickland
225d00h42m The Baby [TN] Account of 05/29/09 n/a 150499
3y252d22h23m Tellico [TN] Friday afternoon fun medium-low John Alden
4y255d22h23m Tellico [TN] Bald River Falls n/a Kathleen Burress
5y64d22h23m Tellico [TN] Bridge Rapid 2.5 feet James Locke
5y248d22h23m Tellico [TN] Spanking Baby Boone 1.8 Will White
5y282d22h23m Tellico [TN] Too much fun! 2 ft. Terry Newlon

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User Comments


2003-05-19 02:01:45 (2379 days ago)
Brad RobertsDetails
There are a few 8 to 10 foot tall ledges above north river. When the river was over three feet,
these drops were bigger than the first two ledges on the section below.
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