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River Name/Section	Class	Level	running?	Updated
Abrams Creek 2 [TN] Abrams Creek Campground to Hwy 129	II	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L8- Below Recom.	08h05m
Abrams Creek [TN] Cades Cove to Abrams Creek Campground	II-III+(V)	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L3- Below Recom.	08h05m
Bald River [TN] F.S. 126 bridge to Bald River Falls	II-IV(V)	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L0- Below Recom.	11h19m
Basin Creek [TN] Jeep Trail to Fall Creek	V	n/a
BearPen Branch [TN] from upstream to Duskin Creek	III	n/a
Beaver Creek [TN] Pellisippi Parkway to Melton Hill Lake	I-II	118 cfs -3 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	08h35m
Bee Creek [TN] Taft Center or County Bridge at Glade Creek to Caney Fork	III-V	87 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L7- Below Recom.	08h37m
Big Brush Creek [TN] Bridge on FS road off Highway 8/111 to Highway 127	III-V+	n/a
Big Creek [TN] FR221/Peavine Road to US64	III-IV+	n/a
Big Fiery Gizzard Creek [TN] Tracy City section	III-V	n/a
Big Sewee [TN] Hwy 58 bridge to Decatur-Watts Bar Rd	I(II)	n/a
Blackburn Fork [TN] TN 6294 to Roaring River	II-III	n/a
Bledsoe Creek [TN] Ford west of Greenfield Road to Old Union Recreation Area	I-II	n/a
Board Camp Creek [TN] Jones Gap Rd to Soddy Creek	IV-V	n/a
Brush Creek [TN] Seventh Day Adventist Compound to Roaring Creek	V+	n/a
Buffalo River [TN] Murphy Bridge to Topsy Bridge	I(II)	384 cfs -3 cfs/hr	L3- Below Recom.	08h35m
Bullet Creek [TN] Starr Mountain to Yellow Creek	V+	n/a
Bumbee Creek [TN] Bumbee Creek / Mapleslush Branch Confluence to Piney River	III-IV+(V)	n/a
Cain Creek [TN] Barker Camp Rd. to Bowater Parking lot	IV-V	61 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L0- Below Recom.	08h35m
Cane Creek [TN] Fall Creek Falls State Park to Highway 30	IV-V	115 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L8- Below Recom.	08h35m
Caney Fork [TN] 0. Rock Island State Park - Bridge above Blue Hole picnic ar...	II-IV(V)	n/a
Caney Fork [TN] 1. Clifty Bridge to Bee Creek	III-V	87 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L7- Below Recom.	08h37m
Caney Fork [TN] 2. Bee Creek to Collins River	I-III	n/a
Citico Creek [TN] 1. Indian Boundary to Below Pigs in Space	III-IV	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L6- Below Recom.	11h19m
Citico Creek [TN] 2. Doublecamp to Little Tennessee River	II-III	n/a
Clear Creek [TN] 1. US 127 to Barnett Bridge	I-II+(III)	103 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L7- Below Recom.	08h50m
Clear Creek [TN] 2. Barnett Bridge to Jett Bridge	I-III	103 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	08h50m
Clear Creek [TN] 3. Jett to Lilly	II+(III)	103 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	08h50m
Clear Creek [TN] 4. Lilly to Nemo	II-IV	103 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	08h50m
Clear Fork (of the Cumberland) [TN] Hwy 90 bridge to Sandy Beach Cove	II-III	n/a
Clear Fork, North Prong [TN] 1. Old Sunbright to Banner Springs	III-IV	n/a
Clear Fork, North Prong [TN] 2. Banner Springs to Gatewood Bridge	I-II	n/a
Clear Fork [TN] 1. Gatewood Bridge to Brewster Bridge	I-II	150 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	08h35m
Clear Fork [TN] 2. Brewster Bridge to Burnt Mill Bridge	II+	150 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h35m
Clear Fork [TN] Burnt Mill Bridge to Confluence with New River	II+(III)	150 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	08h35m
Clear Fork [TN] Burnt Mill Bridge to the Confluence of New River	II+(III)	n/a
Clifty Creek [TN] Eastland Rd to Caney Fork	V	4.74 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L0- Below Recom.	08h35m
Coker Creek [TN] Highway 68 to Hiwassee River	III-IV(V)	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L3- Below Recom.	11h19m
Conasauga Creek [TN] FR 341 to Holly Springs Rd Bridge	III-IV(V+)	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L0- Below Recom.	11h19m
Conasauga [TN] Jacks River to U.S. 411 Bridge	II-III	n/a
Conner Creek [TN] Headwaters to North Suck Creek	V	n/a
Cooper Creek [TN] Barker Camp Rd to Bowater Parking Lot	IV-V+	n/a
Cosby Creek [TN] Tom's Creek to Hwy 32	III-IV	n/a
Cove Creek [TN] Cascades	II-IV	n/a
Crab Orchard Creek [TN] Flat Rock Ford to Oakdale (Emory River)	II-IV	627 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	11h34m
Crooked Fork Creek [TN] Potter's Falls to Camp Austin (Lower)	III-IV	627 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L5- Below Recom.	11h34m
Crooked Fork Creek [TN] US 27 to Potter's Falls (Upper)	III-IV(V)	627 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L5- Below Recom.	11h34m
Cumberland, Big South Fork [TN] Leatherwood Ford to Station Camp	I-II(IV)	632 cfs -5 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h35m
Cumberland, Big South Fork [TN] Station Camp to Blue Heron, KY	II+(IV)	632 cfs -5 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h35m
Cumberland, Big South Fork [TN] The Confluence to Leatherwood Ford	II-IV	632 cfs -5 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h35m
Daddy's Creek [TN] 1. Big Lick to Sutton Dam	I-II	77 cfs -0 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	09h19m
Daddy's Creek [TN] 2. Sutton Dam to Antioch Bridge	I-II	2.15 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L8- Below Recom.	09h19m
Daddy's Creek [TN] 3. Antioch Bridge to Devils Breakfast Table Bridge	III-IV+	77 cfs -0 cfs/hr	L7- Below Recom.	09h19m
Deep Creek [TN] Mowbray to Soddy	V	n/a
Doe, Laurel Fork [TN] Dennis Cove to Hampton	IV-V(V+)	221 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L5- Below Recom.	02h34m
Doe [TN] 1. Crabtree (US l9 Bridge) to Blevins Bridge on Bear Gauge R...	II-III	221 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	02h34m
Doe [TN] 2. Gorge: Blevins Bridge on Bear Cage Road to Highway 19E br...	III-IV	221 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L8- Below Recom.	02h34m
Doe [TN] 3. Highway 19E bridge @ Hampton High School to Covered Bridg...	II-III	221 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	02h34m
Doublecamp Creek [TN] to Citico Creek	IV	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L2- Below Recom.	11h19m
Dunlap Creek [TN] Jolley Road to Piney River	III-IV	n/a
Duskin Creek [TN] Off Shut - In Gap Road to the Piney River at Spring City	III-IV	n/a
Elk (Carter County) [TN] Big Falls to Poga Rd	IV-V(V+)	107 cfs + 0 cfs/hr	L6- Below Recom.	02h36m
Elk [TN] Bridge Above Stone Mtn Church (Route 2520) to US 321 bridge ...	II-III	n/a
Emory [TN] 1. Coal loading facility at base of Ligias Ridge to Hwy 62	II-IV	627 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	11h34m
Emory [TN] 2. Emory River Canyon - Hwy 62 to Nemo	II-III	n/a
Emory [TN] 3. Nemo to Oakdale	I-III	386 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h35m
Fall Creek [TN] Ozone Falls to White's Creek	II-IV	n/a
Falling Water Creek [TN] Waldens Ridge to Soddy Daisy	IV-V+	n/a
Flat Creek [TN] Highway 136 to Roaring River	II-III	n/a
Flat Fork, North Prong [TN] Panther Branch & Emory Gap Branch Confluence to Parking Lot	II-III(IV)	627 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L0- Below Recom.	11h34m
French Broad [TN] Del Rio to Bridgeport Market	I-II(III)	n/a
French Broad [TN] Hot Springs (NC) to Highway 107 at Del Rio	I-III	n/a
Gee Creek [TN] hike up back to parking area	IV-V	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L2- Below Recom.	11h19m
Goforth Creek [TN] to the Ocoee	IV-V	n/a
Griffin Creek [TN] to the Sequatchie	IV(V+)	n/a
Hall Branch [TN] Camp Austin road to Emory River	III-IV+	n/a
Henderson Creek [TN] Liberty Hill Rd to Laurel-Snow Parking lot	V	n/a
Hiwassee [TN] 1. Appalachia Dam to Appalachia Powerhouse	III-IV	n/a
Hiwassee [TN] 2. Appalachia Powerhouse to Bridge at Reliance	II	12.62 ft +0.01 ft/hr	L7- Below Recom.	08h50m
Holston [TN] South Holston Dam to Boone Lake	I-II	n/a
Hurricane Creek [TN] Camp Ground Rd to East Fork Obey	IV-V	n/a
Island Creek [TN] Catoosa Bridge to Emory River	III-IV+	n/a
Island Creek [TN] Catoosa Road to Catoosa Bridge	III-IV	n/a
Jennings Creek [TN] Laurel Branch to Lee Asbury Road	V	n/a
Laurel Creek [TN] to Tellico just below Turkey Creek Confluence	V	n/a
Little Brush Creek [TN] To Rte. 111 just past Dunlap	IV-V	n/a
Little Clear Creek [TN] Hwy 62 to Lily	III-IV+	103 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L5- Below Recom.	08h50m
Little Emory, Middle Fork [TN] Stephens to below Coalfield	III-IV(V)	627 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L5- Below Recom.	11h34m
Little Emory [TN] Ford Near Right Fork to Kring Hollow Rd.	II-III	n/a
Little Fiery Gizzard Creek [TN] Into Big Fiery Gizzard Creek	III-IV	n/a
Little Harpeth River [TN] Granny White Pike to Hwy 100	I(II)	n/a
Little Hurricane Creek [TN] Muddy Pond Rd. to Hurricane Creek	V	n/a
Little Loss Creek [TN] into Big Loss Creek	I	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L0- Below Recom.	11h19m
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong [TN] 0. Buck Fork to Ramsay Prong	IV-V	n/a
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong [TN] 1. Ramsey Prong confluence to Bridge at Trailhead	V	n/a
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong [TN] 2. Ramsey's Cascade trailhead to Porters Creek confluence	IV-V	n/a
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong [TN] 3. Porter's Creek Confluence to Hwy 73	III-IV	n/a
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong [TN] 4. Highway 73 to Richardson Cove	II-III	n/a
Little Pigeon, West Prong, Roaring Fork [TN] Second Bridge down to Park Boundary	IV+	n/a
Little Pigeon, West Prong [TN] 1. Chimneys Trailhead to Chimneys Picnic Area	V	n/a
Little Pigeon, West Prong [TN] 2. Chimneys Picnic Area to Campbell Overlook	V	n/a
Little Pigeon, West Prong [TN] 3. Campbell Overlook to Sugarlands Visitor Center	III-V	n/a
Little Pigeon, West Prong [TN] 4. Gatlinburg to 1st bridge in Pigeon Forge	II-III	n/a
Little Piney Creek(Grandview) [TN] Grandview Tenn. to Piney River	III-IV(V+)	n/a
Little Sequatchie [TN] Indian Creek to Sequatchie River	II-III	387 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	03h34m
Little Soddy Creek [TN] Hotwater Rd to Back Valley Rd	IV-V+	n/a
Little, Middle Prong [TN] 1) Thunderhead and Lynncamp Prong confluence to next bridge	IV	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L4- Below Recom.	08h05m
Little, Middle Prong [TN] 2) First Bridge below Lynn Camp and Thunderhead Prong Conflu...	III-IV	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L6- Below Recom.	08h05m
Little, West Prong [TN] 1. Cold Water Knob to Cades Cove Rd.	III-IV	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L0- Below Recom.	08h05m
Little, West Prong [TN] 2. Confluence with Laurel Creek to the Y	III+	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L5- Below Recom.	08h05m
Little [TN] 0. Old Rail Bridge to Elkmont C.G.	III-IV	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L4- Below Recom.	08h05m
Little [TN] 1. Bridge at Elkmont to Sinks	II-III	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L8- Below Recom.	08h05m
Little [TN] 2. Sinks to the Elbow	III-IV+	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L9- Below Recom.	08h05m
Little [TN] 3. Elbow to the 'Y' (Townsend)	II+(III)	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L8- Below Recom.	08h05m
Little [TN] 4. Townsend to Dam at Melrose	II	592 cfs -2 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h05m
Little [TN] 5. Dam at Melrose to the Tennessee River	I	592 cfs -2 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h05m
Lynn Camp Prong [TN] to confluence with Thunderhead Prong	III-IV+(V+)	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L4- Below Recom.	08h05m
Mammys Creek [TN] US 70 to US 27	II+(IV)	n/a
McGill Creek [TN] Hendon Rd to Coulterville Rd	IV-V	n/a
Middle Creek [TN] Rainbow Lake to Tennessee River	V	n/a
Moccasin Creek [TN] Shut-In Gap Road to Piney River	I-II	n/a
Morgan Creek [TN] Snow Falls to Laurel-Snow Parking Lot	V	n/a
Mud Lick Creek [TN] culvert to Emory River	III+	n/a
Mullens Creek [TN] Prentice Cooper State Park to Mullens Cove	IV-V(V+)	n/a
New River [TN] US 27 Bridge to Clear Fork River	II-III	356 cfs + 4 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	08h35m
Nolichucky [TN] Big Rocks	II+(III)	1590 cfs -7 cfs/hr	H9- Above Recom.	08h05m
Nolichucky [TN] Nolichucky Gorge Campground to Jackson Love Bridge	I-II(III)	1590 cfs -7 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	08h05m
Nolichucky [TN] Poplar N.C. to Nolichucky Gorge Campground (Erwin, TN)	III-IV	1590 cfs -7 cfs/hr	R3- Runnable	08h05m
Nolichucky [TN] The Secret Spot	II+(III)	1590 cfs -7 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h05m
North Chickamauga Creek [TN] 1. Double Bridge to put-in for gorge run	II-III	61 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L8- Below Recom.	08h35m
North Chickamauga Creek [TN] 2. Walden Ridge to Soddy-Daisy	IV-V	61 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L5- Below Recom.	08h35m
North Chickamauga Creek [TN] 3. Bowater Parking Area to Hwy 27	III-IV	61 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L3- Below Recom.	08h35m
North River [TN] North River Campground to Tellico River	III-IV	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L5- Below Recom.	11h19m
North White Oak Creek [TN] Zenith Mines to Leatherwood Ford	II	n/a
Obed [TN] 1. U.S. 127 near Crossville to Adams Bridge	I-V	386 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h35m
Obed [TN] 2. Adams Bridge to Potter's Ford	II-IV	1.97 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h35m
Obed [TN] 3. Potter's Ford to Obed Junction	I-III	386 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	08h35m
Obed [TN] 4. Obed Junction to Nemo	II-IV	627 cfs -2 cfs/hr	L8- Below Recom.	11h34m
Obey, E. Fork [TN] Cliff Springs to TN 85 Bridge	II-V+	n/a
Obey, E. Fork [TN] TN 85 Bridge to Dale Hollow Lake	I-II	n/a
Obey, West Fork [TN] TN 85n Bridge to Dale Hollow Lake	II	46 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	08h20m
Ocoee [TN] Middle Ocoee - #2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse	III+	n/a
Ocoee [TN] Upper Ocoee - Ocoee #3 to Ocoee #2 Dam	III-IV	n/a
Paine Creek [TN] to Richland Creek	I	n/a
Panther Creek [TN] to Abrams Creek at Hwy 129	II-IV(V)	n/a
Pigeon [TN] 1. Walter's Power Plant at Waterville to Bridge at Hartford	II-III	1580 cfs +1154 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	08h20m
Pigeon [TN] 2. Lower Pigeon	II(III)	1580 cfs +1154 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	08h20m
Pine Creek [TN] Bend in road to Big South Fork	IV-V	632 cfs -5 cfs/hr	L7- Below Recom.	08h35m
Pine Creek [TN] to Center Hill Reservior	III-IV+(V)	n/a
Piney Creek [TN] Hwy 70 to Hwy 27 (Whites Creek)	III-IV	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L8- Below Recom.	11h19m
Piney River [TN] Wash-Pelfrey Road to Spring City	III-IV	n/a
Pocket Creek [TN] Bridge Creek Road to Bee Branch	IV-V	n/a
Possum Creek, Big [TN] Waldens Ridge to Bakewell	III+(IV)	n/a
Possum Creek, Little [TN] Waldens Ridge to Bakewell	V	n/a
Richland Creek [TN] Old Dayton Reservoir to Laurel-Snow Parking Lot	III-IV(V)	n/a
Road Prong, Upper [TN] Green Light Falls to Third Bridge	V+	n/a
Road Prong [TN] Third bridge to just above West Prong confluence	V	n/a
Roaring Creek [TN] New Harmony Rd to Brayton Mountain Rd (Montague)	III-IV+(V)	n/a
Roaring River [TN] Hwy 135 to Stock Gap Rd. Bridge	II-III	n/a
Rock Creek [TN] Annadel to Hwy 62	I-II+(III)	n/a
Rock Creek [TN] Retro-Hughes Road to Leggett Rd bridge	III-IV+	61 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L2- Below Recom.	08h35m
RockHouse Branch [TN] Shut-in-Gap Road to Piney Take-Out (Spring City)	IV(V)	n/a
Rocky River [TN] to Caney Fork	I	n/a
Rutherford Creek [TN] Columbia Rock Road to Duck River	I-II(III)	n/a
Savage Creek [TN] Savage Gulf	I	n/a
Soak Creek [TN] Dirt road, off Jewitt Rd to Piney River	III-IV	n/a
Soddy Creek [TN] Waldens Ridge to Jones Gap Road	IV-V+	n/a
Spivey Creek [TN] Little Bald Creek to Tumbling Rich Gap Brook	V+	1590 cfs -7 cfs/hr	L8- Below Recom.	08h05m
Spring Creek [TN] 1. Hwy 42 near Rickman to the Roaring River	II-V	n/a
Spring Creek [TN] 2. Waterloo Falls to Spring Creek Community	II-III(IV)	n/a
Spruce Flats Prong [TN] Honey Cove Branch confluence to Middle Prong Little River	V+	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L2- Below Recom.	08h05m
Stinging Fork [TN] Stinging Fork Falls to Piney River	IV(V)	n/a
Stone Coalbank Creek [TN] Nunley Road to Cartwright Loop Road	IV(V+)	n/a
Suck Creek, North [TN] above pipeline to Suck Confluence	III-IV+(V)	n/a
Suck Creek, South [TN] undisclosed put-in (Pipeline?) to Suck Confluence	IV-V+	n/a
Suck Creek [TN] Suck Confluence to Bridge	IV-V+	n/a
Tellico [TN] 1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River	II-III	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	11h19m
Tellico [TN] 2. Bridge above Bald River to bridge below Jared's Knee	III-IV	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	11h19m
Tellico [TN] 3. Bridge below Jared's Knee to Ranger Station	II-III	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	11h19m
Tellico [TN] 4. Ranger Station to Tellico Plains	I-III	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L8- Below Recom.	11h19m
Thunderhead Prong [TN] to confluence with Lynn Camp Prong	IV	2.33 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L2- Below Recom.	08h05m
Trail Fork [TN] Boomer to USFS Border	V	n/a
Turkey Creek [TN] Waucheesi to Tellico River	IV-V	n/a
Turtletown Creek [TN] Off Hwy 68 near Farner to off F.S. road 23	IV-V	n/a
Walker Camp Prong [TN] Bridge below Alum Cave Creek confluence to Chimney's Trailhe...	IV-V	n/a
Watauga [TN] Guys Ford Bridge to Watauga Lake	IV-V	232 cfs -1 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	10h49m
Watauga [TN] Watauga Reservoir to Boone Lake	I-II	n/a
White Creek (Morgan County) [TN] Twin Bridges to Barnett Bridge	I-II	103 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L3- Below Recom.	08h50m
White Oak Creek [TN] Burville Road to Burnt Mill Bridge	II	150 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	08h35m
White Oak Creek [TN] Highway 52 to Clear Fork River	I-II	n/a
White's Creek (Rhea County) [TN] 1. Rt 68 to Possum Trot/Alloway Bridge	III+	n/a
White's Creek (Rhea County) [TN] 2. Possum Trot/Alloway Road to Route 27	III	n/a
Wildcat Creek (Tellico Tributary) [TN] Source to Tellico River	III-IV+	1.58 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L0- Below Recom.	11h19m
Wolf Creek [TN] FR to Hiawassee River	IV+	n/a
Woodcock Creek [TN] Woodcock Gulf to Daus	IV-V+	n/a
Yellow Creek [TN] Catoosa Road to Daddy's Creek	III-IV+	77 cfs -0 cfs/hr	L5- Below Recom.	09h19m
Yellow Creek [TN] FR 44 to Bullet Creek	V	n/a