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River Name/Section Class Level running? Updated
Abrams Creek 2 [TN] Abrams Creek Campground to Hwy 129 II 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Abrams Creek [TN] Cades Cove to Abrams Creek Campground II-III+(V) 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Bald River [TN] F.S. 126 bridge to Bald River Falls II-IV(V) 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Basin Creek [TN] Jeep Trail to Fall Creek V
BearPen Branch [TN] from upstream to Duskin Creek III
Beaver Creek [TN] Pellisippi Parkway to Melton Hill Lake I-II 73 cfs
+ 2 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

01h06m
Bee Creek [TN] Taft Center or County Bridge at Glade Creek to Caney Fork III-V 13 cfs
-2 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

00h54m
Big Brush Creek [TN] Bridge on FS road off Highway 8/111 to Highway 127 III-V+
Big Creek [TN] FR221/Peavine Road to US64 III-IV+
Big Fiery Gizzard Creek [TN] Tracy City section III-V
Big Sewee [TN] Hwy 58 bridge to Decatur-Watts Bar Rd I(II)
Blackburn Fork [TN] TN 6294 to Roaring River II-III
Bledsoe Creek [TN] Ford west of Greenfield Road to Old Union Recreation Area I-II
Board Camp Creek [TN] Jones Gap Rd to Soddy Creek IV-V
Brush Creek [TN] Seventh Day Adventist Compound to Roaring Creek V+
Buffalo River [TN] Murphy Bridge to Topsy Bridge I(II) 229 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

03h53m
Bullet Creek [TN] Starr Mountain to Yellow Creek V+
Bumbee Creek [TN] Bumbee Creek / Mapleslush Branch Confluence to Piney River III-IV+(V)
Cain Creek [TN] Barker Camp Rd. to Bowater Parking lot IV-V 1 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

01h06m
Cane Creek [TN] Fall Creek Falls State Park to Highway 30 IV-V 46 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

01h06m
Caney Fork [TN] 0. Rock Island State Park - Bridge above Blue Hole picnic ar... II-IV(V)
Caney Fork [TN] 1. Clifty Bridge to Bee Creek III-V 13 cfs
-2 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

00h54m
Caney Fork [TN] 2. Bee Creek to Collins River I-III
Citico Creek [TN] 1. Indian Boundary to Below Pigs in Space III-IV 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Citico Creek [TN] 2. Doublecamp to Little Tennessee River II-III
Clear Creek [TN] 1. US 127 to Barnett Bridge I-II+(III) 15 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L6-
Below Recom.

01h21m
Clear Creek [TN] 2. Barnett Bridge to Jett Bridge I-III 15 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

01h21m
Clear Creek [TN] 3. Jett to Lilly II+(III) 15 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

01h21m
Clear Creek [TN] 4. Lilly to Nemo II-IV 15 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

01h21m
Clear Fork (of the Cumberland) [TN] Hwy 90 bridge to Sandy Beach Cove II-III
Clear Fork, North Prong [TN] 1. Old Sunbright to Banner Springs III-IV
Clear Fork, North Prong [TN] 2. Banner Springs to Gatewood Bridge I-II
Clear Fork [TN] 1. Gatewood Bridge to Brewster Bridge I-II 45 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

01h06m
Clear Fork [TN] 2. Brewster Bridge to Burnt Mill Bridge II+ 45 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

01h06m
Clear Fork [TN] Burnt Mill Bridge to Confluence with New River II+(III) 45 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

01h06m
Clear Fork [TN] Burnt Mill Bridge to the Confluence of New River II+(III)
Clifty Creek [TN] Eastland Rd to Caney Fork V 4.57 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

01h06m
Coker Creek [TN] Highway 68 to Hiwassee River III-IV(V) 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L1-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Conasauga Creek [TN] FR 341 to Holly Springs Rd Bridge III-IV(V+) 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Conasauga [TN] Jacks River to U.S. 411 Bridge II-III
Conner Creek [TN] Headwaters to North Suck Creek V
Cooper Creek [TN] Barker Camp Rd to Bowater Parking Lot IV-V+
Cosby Creek [TN] Tom's Creek to Hwy 32 III-IV
Cove Creek [TN] Cascades II-IV
Crab Orchard Creek [TN] Flat Rock Ford to Oakdale (Emory River) II-IV 81 cfs
+ 0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

03h08m
Crooked Fork Creek [TN] Potter's Falls to Camp Austin (Lower) III-IV 81 cfs
+ 0 cfs/hr
L4-
Below Recom.

03h08m
Crooked Fork Creek [TN] US 27 to Potter's Falls (Upper) III-IV(V) 81 cfs
+ 0 cfs/hr
L4-
Below Recom.

03h08m
Cumberland, Big South Fork [TN] Leatherwood Ford to Station Camp I-II(IV) 136 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

01h06m
Cumberland, Big South Fork [TN] Station Camp to Blue Heron, KY II+(IV) 136 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

01h06m
Cumberland, Big South Fork [TN] The Confluence to Leatherwood Ford II-IV 136 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

01h06m
Daddy's Creek [TN] 1. Big Lick to Sutton Dam I-II 11 cfs
-0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

00h52m
Daddy's Creek [TN] 2. Sutton Dam to Antioch Bridge I-II 1.16 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

00h52m
Daddy's Creek [TN] 3. Antioch Bridge to Devils Breakfast Table Bridge III-IV+ 11 cfs
-0 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

00h52m
Deep Creek [TN] Mowbray to Soddy V
Doe, Laurel Fork [TN] Dennis Cove to Hampton IV-V(V+) 102 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L4-
Below Recom.

03h08m
Doe [TN] 1. Crabtree (US l9 Bridge) to Blevins Bridge on Bear Gauge R... II-III 102 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

03h08m
Doe [TN] 2. Gorge: Blevins Bridge on Bear Cage Road to Highway 19E br... III-IV 102 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

03h08m
Doe [TN] 3. Highway 19E bridge @ Hampton High School to Covered Bridg... II-III 102 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

03h08m
Doublecamp Creek [TN] to Citico Creek IV 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Dunlap Creek [TN] Jolley Road to Piney River III-IV
Duskin Creek [TN] Off Shut - In Gap Road to the Piney River at Spring City III-IV
Elk (Carter County) [TN] Big Falls to Poga Rd IV-V(V+) 46 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L4-
Below Recom.

02h25m
Elk [TN] Bridge Above Stone Mtn Church (Route 2520) to US 321 bridge ... II-III
Emory [TN] 1. Coal loading facility at base of Ligias Ridge to Hwy 62 II-IV 81 cfs
+ 0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

03h08m
Emory [TN] 2. Emory River Canyon - Hwy 62 to Nemo II-III
Emory [TN] 3. Nemo to Oakdale I-III 59 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

01h06m
Fall Creek [TN] Ozone Falls to White's Creek II-IV
Falling Water Creek [TN] Waldens Ridge to Soddy Daisy IV-V+
Flat Creek [TN] Highway 136 to Roaring River II-III
Flat Fork, North Prong [TN] Panther Branch & Emory Gap Branch Confluence to Parking Lot II-III(IV) 81 cfs
+ 0 cfs/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

03h08m
French Broad [TN] Del Rio to Bridgeport Market I-II(III)
French Broad [TN] Hot Springs (NC) to Highway 107 at Del Rio I-III
Gee Creek [TN] hike up back to parking area IV-V 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L1-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Goforth Creek [TN] to the Ocoee IV-V
Griffin Creek [TN] to the Sequatchie IV(V+)
Hall Branch [TN] Camp Austin road to Emory River III-IV+
Henderson Creek [TN] Liberty Hill Rd to Laurel-Snow Parking lot V
Hiwassee [TN] 1. Appalachia Dam to Appalachia Powerhouse III-IV
Hiwassee [TN] 2. Appalachia Powerhouse to Bridge at Reliance II 16.89 ft
0.00 ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

01h21m
Holston [TN] South Holston Dam to Boone Lake I-II
Hurricane Creek [TN] Camp Ground Rd to East Fork Obey IV-V
Island Creek [TN] Catoosa Bridge to Emory River III-IV+
Island Creek [TN] Catoosa Road to Catoosa Bridge III-IV
Jennings Creek [TN] Laurel Branch to Lee Asbury Road V
Laurel Creek [TN] to Tellico just below Turkey Creek Confluence V
Little Brush Creek [TN] To Rte. 111 just past Dunlap IV-V
Little Clear Creek [TN] Hwy 62 to Lily III-IV+ 15 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L5-
Below Recom.

01h21m
Little Emory, Middle Fork [TN] Stephens to below Coalfield III-IV(V) 81 cfs
+ 0 cfs/hr
L5-
Below Recom.

03h08m
Little Emory [TN] Ford Near Right Fork to Kring Hollow Rd. II-III
Little Fiery Gizzard Creek [TN] Into Big Fiery Gizzard Creek III-IV
Little Harpeth River [TN] Granny White Pike to Hwy 100 I(II)
Little Hurricane Creek [TN] Muddy Pond Rd. to Hurricane Creek V
Little Loss Creek [TN] into Big Loss Creek I 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong [TN] 0. Buck Fork to Ramsay Prong IV-V 103 cfs
-1 cfs/hr
L3-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong [TN] 1. Ramsey Prong confluence to Bridge at Trailhead V 103 cfs
-1 cfs/hr
L3-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong [TN] 2. Ramsey's Cascade trailhead to Porters Creek confluence IV-V 103 cfs
-1 cfs/hr
L6-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong [TN] 3. Porter's Creek Confluence to Hwy 73 III-IV 103 cfs
-1 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong [TN] 4. Highway 73 to Richardson Cove II-III 103 cfs
-1 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Little Pigeon, West Prong, Roaring Fork [TN] Second Bridge down to Park Boundary IV+
Little Pigeon, West Prong [TN] 1. Chimneys Trailhead to Chimneys Picnic Area V
Little Pigeon, West Prong [TN] 2. Chimneys Picnic Area to Campbell Overlook V
Little Pigeon, West Prong [TN] 3. Campbell Overlook to Sugarlands Visitor Center III-V
Little Pigeon, West Prong [TN] 4. Gatlinburg to 1st bridge in Pigeon Forge II-III
Little Piney Creek(Grandview) [TN] Grandview Tenn. to Piney River III-IV(V+)
Little Sequatchie [TN] Indian Creek to Sequatchie River II-III 196 cfs
+ 1 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

04h08m
Little Soddy Creek [TN] Hotwater Rd to Back Valley Rd IV-V+
Little, Middle Prong [TN] 1) Thunderhead and Lynncamp Prong confluence to next bridge IV 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L1-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Little, Middle Prong [TN] 2) First Bridge below Lynn Camp and Thunderhead Prong Conflu... III-IV 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L4-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Little, West Prong [TN] 1. Cold Water Knob to Cades Cove Rd. III-IV 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Little, West Prong [TN] 2. Confluence with Laurel Creek to the Y III+ 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L3-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Little [TN] 0. Old Rail Bridge to Elkmont C.G. III-IV 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L3-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Little [TN] 1. Bridge at Elkmont to Sinks II-III 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L6-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Little [TN] 2. Sinks to the Elbow III-IV+ 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L6-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Little [TN] 3. Elbow to the 'Y' (Townsend) II+(III) 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L6-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Little [TN] 4. Townsend to Dam at Melrose II 232 cfs
-1 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

02h38m
Little [TN] 5. Dam at Melrose to the Tennessee River I 232 cfs
-1 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

02h38m
Lynn Camp Prong [TN] to confluence with Thunderhead Prong III-IV+(V+) 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L1-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Mammys Creek [TN] US 70 to US 27 II+(IV)
McGill Creek [TN] Hendon Rd to Coulterville Rd IV-V
Middle Creek [TN] Rainbow Lake to Tennessee River V
Moccasin Creek [TN] Shut-In Gap Road to Piney River I-II
Morgan Creek [TN] Snow Falls to Laurel-Snow Parking Lot V
Mud Lick Creek [TN] culvert to Emory River III+
Mullens Creek [TN] Prentice Cooper State Park to Mullens Cove IV-V(V+)
New River [TN] US 27 Bridge to Clear Fork River II-III 77 cfs
-1 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

01h06m
Nolichucky [TN] Big Rocks II+(III) 594 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

02h38m
Nolichucky [TN] Nolichucky Gorge Campground to Jackson Love Bridge I-II(III) 594 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

02h38m
Nolichucky [TN] Poplar N.C. to Nolichucky Gorge Campground (Erwin, TN) III-IV 594 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

02h38m
Nolichucky [TN] The Secret Spot II+(III) 594 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L3-
Below Recom.

02h38m
North Chickamauga Creek [TN] 1. Double Bridge to put-in for gorge run II-III 1 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

01h06m
North Chickamauga Creek [TN] 2. Walden Ridge to Soddy-Daisy IV-V 1 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L4-
Below Recom.

01h06m
North Chickamauga Creek [TN] 3. Bowater Parking Area to Hwy 27 III-IV 1 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L2-
Below Recom.

01h06m
North River [TN] North River Campground to Tellico River III-IV 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

02h53m
North White Oak Creek [TN] Zenith Mines to Leatherwood Ford II
Obed [TN] 1. U.S. 127 near Crossville to Adams Bridge I-V 59 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

01h06m
Obed [TN] 2. Adams Bridge to Potter's Ford II-IV 1.13 ft
0.00 ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

01h06m
Obed [TN] 3. Potter's Ford to Obed Junction I-III 59 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

01h06m
Obed [TN] 4. Obed Junction to Nemo II-IV 81 cfs
+ 0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

03h08m
Obey, E. Fork [TN] Cliff Springs to TN 85 Bridge II-V+
Obey, E. Fork [TN] TN 85 Bridge to Dale Hollow Lake I-II
Obey, West Fork [TN] TN 85n Bridge to Dale Hollow Lake II 12 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

00h52m
Ocoee [TN] Middle Ocoee - #2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse III+
Ocoee [TN] Upper Ocoee - Ocoee #3 to Ocoee #2 Dam III-IV
Paine Creek [TN] to Richland Creek I
Panther Creek [TN] to Abrams Creek at Hwy 129 II-IV(V)
Pigeon [TN] 1. Walter's Power Plant at Waterville to Bridge at Hartford II-III 1280 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

00h52m
Pigeon [TN] 2. Lower Pigeon II(III) 1280 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

00h52m
Pine Creek [TN] Bend in road to Big South Fork IV-V 136 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

01h06m
Pine Creek [TN] to Center Hill Reservior III-IV+(V)
Piney Creek [TN] Hwy 70 to Hwy 27 (Whites Creek) III-IV
Piney River [TN] Wash-Pelfrey Road to Spring City III-IV
Pocket Creek [TN] Bridge Creek Road to Bee Branch IV-V
Possum Creek, Big [TN] Waldens Ridge to Bakewell III+(IV)
Possum Creek, Little [TN] Waldens Ridge to Bakewell V
Richland Creek [TN] Old Dayton Reservoir to Laurel-Snow Parking Lot III-IV(V)
Road Prong, Upper [TN] Green Light Falls to Third Bridge V+
Road Prong [TN] Third bridge to just above West Prong confluence V
Roaring Creek [TN] New Harmony Rd to Brayton Mountain Rd (Montague) III-IV+(V)
Roaring River [TN] Hwy 135 to Stock Gap Rd. Bridge II-III
Rock Creek [TN] Annadel to Hwy 62 I-II+(III)
Rock Creek [TN] Retro-Hughes Road to Leggett Rd bridge III-IV+ 1 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L1-
Below Recom.

01h06m
RockHouse Branch [TN] Shut-in-Gap Road to Piney Take-Out (Spring City) IV(V)
Rocky River [TN] to Caney Fork I
Rutherford Creek [TN] Columbia Rock Road to Duck River I-II(III)
Savage Creek [TN] Savage Gulf I
Soak Creek [TN] Dirt road, off Jewitt Rd to Piney River III-IV
Soddy Creek [TN] Waldens Ridge to Jones Gap Road IV-V+
Spivey Creek [TN] Little Bald Creek to Tumbling Rich Gap Brook V+ 594 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

02h38m
Spring Creek [TN] 1. Hwy 42 near Rickman to the Roaring River II-V
Spring Creek [TN] 2. Waterloo Falls to Spring Creek Community II-III(IV)
Spruce Flats Prong [TN] Honey Cove Branch confluence to Middle Prong Little River V+ 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Stinging Fork [TN] Stinging Fork Falls to Piney River IV(V)
Stone Coalbank Creek [TN] Nunley Road to Cartwright Loop Road IV(V+)
Suck Creek, North [TN] above pipeline to Suck Confluence III-IV+(V)
Suck Creek, South [TN] undisclosed put-in (Pipeline?) to Suck Confluence IV-V+
Suck Creek [TN] Suck Confluence to Bridge IV-V+
Tellico [TN] 1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River II-III 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Tellico [TN] 2. Bridge above Bald River to bridge below Jared's Knee III-IV 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Tellico [TN] 3. Bridge below Jared's Knee to Ranger Station II-III 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Tellico [TN] 4. Ranger Station to Tellico Plains I-III 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L6-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Thunderhead Prong [TN] to confluence with Lynn Camp Prong IV 1.74 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

00h37m
Trail Fork [TN] Boomer to USFS Border V
Turkey Creek [TN] Waucheesi to Tellico River IV-V
Turtletown Creek [TN] Off Hwy 68 near Farner to off F.S. road 23 IV-V
Walker Camp Prong [TN] Bridge below Alum Cave Creek confluence to Chimney's Trailhe... IV-V
Watauga [TN] Guys Ford Bridge to Watauga Lake IV-V 92 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

02h23m
Watauga [TN] Watauga Reservoir to Boone Lake I-II
White Creek (Morgan County) [TN] Twin Bridges to Barnett Bridge I-II 15 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L2-
Below Recom.

01h21m
White Oak Creek [TN] Burville Road to Burnt Mill Bridge II 45 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

01h06m
White Oak Creek [TN] Highway 52 to Clear Fork River I-II
White's Creek (Rhea County) [TN] 1. Rt 68 to Possum Trot/Alloway Bridge III+
White's Creek (Rhea County) [TN] 2. Possum Trot/Alloway Road to Route 27 III
Wildcat Creek (Tellico Tributary) [TN] Source to Tellico River III-IV+ 0.91 ft
-0.00 ft/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

02h53m
Wolf Creek [TN] FR to Hiawassee River IV+
Woodcock Creek [TN] Woodcock Gulf to Daus IV-V+
Yellow Creek [TN] Catoosa Road to Daddy's Creek III-IV+ 11 cfs
-0 cfs/hr
L5-
Below Recom.

00h52m
Yellow Creek [TN] FR 44 to Bullet Creek V