North River,

North River Campground to Tellico River

Usual Difficulty	III-IV (may vary with level)
Length	2 Miles
Avg. Gradient	60 fpm
Max Gradient	110 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN
usgs-03518500	4.00 - 10.00 ft	III-IV	18h38m	1.58 ft (rc= -0.4 )

River Description

The North River is a Tributary of the Tellico. Its a beautiful roadside stream featuring a number of small ledges, the biggest being about 5 feet tall.
FS Road 217 runs alongside the river for the entirety of the run.

The most common put-in is the campground where the river pulls away from the road.
Take-out at the confluence with the Tellico.
This run is mostly rather undefined 2-3- boogie water, with a fun 100 yard section with five nice little cascades thrown in. The last 1/4 mile above the Tellico confluence has some good class 3+ boogie, though the road's impact to the streambed is noticeable. My personal preference is to park at the ledges section and run them over and over, as it takes 2 minutes to carry back up and do it again.

There is a section of the river above the campground that looks good to go, but it will be some class 5 creeking and log dodging.