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Tates Creek - Million,KY to 169 Bridge (5 miles)
Tates Creek, Kentucky, US |
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Million,KY to 169 Bridge (5 miles)
| Usual Difficulty | II+(III) (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 5 Miles |
River Description
Tates Creek is one of the jewels of whitewater filled Madison County, KY. Tates is usually the
first or second (after the East Prong
of the Otter) creek that should be run for paddlers on a tour de Madison after a big
rainstorm as it comes up and goes down very fast - typically only holding its flow for a few
hours.
Tates Creek runs along and may be scouted from KY 169. It is essentially a series of non-stop
class II-III surfing waves and holes with very few flat sections or defined "drops". At
high water levels some of the holes can become quite retentive but are usually easily avoided by
the alert paddler.
StreamTeam Status: Verified
Last Updated: 2001-07-27 14:41:03
Editors
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Million,KY to 169 Bridge (5 miles), Tates Creek Kentucky, US (mobile)
User Comments
church put-in. One is about 100m upstream of Hidden Point subdivision entrance. The second is
(guessing) 500m upstream of church put-in. Maybe more. Creekbed got a good washin' for the first
time in a while. Be careful out there.