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information on rapids and ratings.
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interpret the reading. Readings may be delayed, come from bad sources, or have other miscalculations.
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CFS, Stage (ft), in/hr for rain, and r.c. meaning no direct flow, but 0.0-1.0 is boatable.
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tilde (~) indicates that this is a stand-in for the real flow, or the flow is delayed, an explination mark (!)
indicates there is a warning associated with the flow.
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recommended range. This column is used when color is not visible or obvious (mobile phones, or color blind people).
The first letter is L,R, or H for Low, Runnable and High. The second number is 0-9 where 0 is bottom end
and 9 is top end. Therefore, "R0" is low, "R5" is medium, "R9" is upper high.
If you see a river that is "H0" and coming down, maybe it will run tomorrow. Sort the list
by r.c. to find rivers that are in the ideal range in your area.
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Readings may be spaced hours apart and may miss local spikes. Be careful when using these.
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River Name/Section |
Class |
Level |
running? |
Updated |
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Abrams Creek 2
[TN]
|
II |
4.75 ft
|
R4- Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
|
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Abrams Creek
[TN]
|
II-III+(V) |
4.75 ft
|
R5- Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
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|
Bald River
[TN]
|
II-IV(V) |
4.27 ft
|
R7- Upper Runnable
|
03h35m |
|
|
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Basin Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
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BearPen Branch
[TN]
|
III |
n/a
|
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Beaver Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
226 cfs
|
R3- Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Bee Creek
[TN]
|
III-V |
354 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h50m |
|
|
|
Big Brush Creek
[TN]
|
III-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
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Big Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
n/a
|
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Big Fiery Gizzard Creek
[TN]
|
III-V |
n/a
|
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Big Sewee
[TN]
|
I(II) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Blackburn Fork
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bledsoe Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Board Camp Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
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Brush Creek
[TN]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
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|
|
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Buffalo River
[TN]
|
I(II) |
499 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Bullet Creek
[TN]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Bumbee Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+(V) |
n/a
|
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|
|
Cain Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
666 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Cane Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
198 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Caney Fork
[TN]
|
II-IV(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Caney Fork
[TN]
|
III-V |
354 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h50m |
|
|
|
Caney Fork
[TN]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Citico Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
4.27 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
03h35m |
|
|
|
Citico Creek
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
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|
Clear Creek
[TN]
|
I-II+(III) |
242 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h03m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[TN]
|
I-III |
242 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h03m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
242 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h03m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[TN]
|
II-IV |
242 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h03m |
|
|
|
Clear Fork (of the Cumberland)
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clear Fork, North Prong
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clear Fork, North Prong
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clear Fork
[TN]
|
I-II |
336 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Clear Fork
[TN]
|
II+ |
336 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Clear Fork
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
336 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Clear Fork
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clifty Creek
[TN]
|
V |
4.87 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Coker Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV(V) |
4.27 ft
|
R4- Runnable
|
03h35m |
|
|
|
Conasauga Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV(V+) |
4.27 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
03h35m |
|
|
|
Conasauga
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Conner Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cooper Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Cosby Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cove Creek
[TN]
|
II-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crab Orchard Creek
[TN]
|
II-IV |
1740 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
03h50m |
|
|
|
Crooked Fork Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
1740 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
03h50m |
|
|
|
Crooked Fork Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV(V) |
1740 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
03h50m |
|
|
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Cumberland, Big South Fork
[TN]
|
I-II(IV) |
1280 cfs
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Cumberland, Big South Fork
[TN]
|
II+(IV) |
1280 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Cumberland, Big South Fork
[TN]
|
II-IV |
1280 cfs
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Daddy's Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
394 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h33m |
|
|
|
Daddy's Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
3.28 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h33m |
|
|
|
Daddy's Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
394 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h33m |
|
|
|
Deep Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Doe, Laurel Fork
[TN]
|
IV-V(V+) |
996 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
18h48m |
|
|
|
Doe
[TN]
|
II-III |
996 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
18h48m |
|
|
|
Doe
[TN]
|
III-IV |
996 cfs
|
R3- Runnable
|
18h48m |
|
|
|
Doe
[TN]
|
II-III |
996 cfs
|
R3- Runnable
|
18h48m |
|
|
|
Doublecamp Creek
[TN]
|
IV |
4.27 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
03h35m |
|
|
|
Dunlap Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Duskin Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elk (Carter County)
[TN]
|
IV-V(V+) |
537 cfs
|
R5- Runnable
|
02h05m |
|
|
|
Elk
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Emory
[TN]
|
II-IV |
1740 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
03h50m |
|
|
|
Emory
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Emory
[TN]
|
I-III |
1260 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Fall Creek
[TN]
|
II-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Falling Water Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flat Creek
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flat Fork, North Prong
[TN]
|
II-III(IV) |
1740 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
03h50m |
|
|
|
French Broad
[TN]
|
I-II(III) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
French Broad
[TN]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gee Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
4.27 ft
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
03h35m |
|
|
|
Goforth Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Griffin Creek
[TN]
|
IV(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hall Branch
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henderson Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hiwassee
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hiwassee
[TN]
|
II |
16.83 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
03h05m |
|
|
|
Holston
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hurricane Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Island Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Island Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jennings Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laurel Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Brush Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Clear Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
242 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h03m |
|
|
|
Little Emory, Middle Fork
[TN]
|
III-IV(V) |
1740 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
03h50m |
|
|
|
Little Emory
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Fiery Gizzard Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Harpeth River
[TN]
|
I(II) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Hurricane Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Loss Creek
[TN]
|
I |
4.27 ft
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
03h35m |
|
|
|
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
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Little Pigeon, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
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Little Pigeon, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
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Little Pigeon, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
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|
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Little Pigeon, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
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Little Pigeon, West Prong, Roaring Fork
[TN]
|
IV+ |
n/a
|
|
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Little Pigeon, West Prong
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
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Little Pigeon, West Prong
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Little Pigeon, West Prong
[TN]
|
III-V |
n/a
|
|
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|
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Little Pigeon, West Prong
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Piney Creek(Grandview)
[TN]
|
III-IV(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Sequatchie
[TN]
|
II-III |
398 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
35h50m |
|
|
|
Little Soddy Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
IV |
4.75 ft
|
R8- Upper Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
|
|
Little, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
III-IV |
4.75 ft
|
R5- Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
|
|
Little, West Prong
[TN]
|
III-IV |
4.75 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h18m |
|
|
|
Little, West Prong
[TN]
|
III+ |
4.75 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
III-IV |
4.75 ft
|
R8- Upper Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
II-III |
4.75 ft
|
R5- Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
4.75 ft
|
R8- Upper Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
4.75 ft
|
R5- Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
II |
6730 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
02h18m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
I |
6730 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
02h18m |
|
|
|
Lynn Camp Prong
[TN]
|
III-IV+(V+) |
4.75 ft
|
R4- Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
|
|
Mammys Creek
[TN]
|
II+(IV) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
McGill Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Middle Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moccasin Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morgan Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mud Lick Creek
[TN]
|
III+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mullens Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
New River
[TN]
|
II-III |
757 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Nolichucky
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
6340 cfs
|
H9- Above Recom.
|
02h18m |
|
|
|
Nolichucky
[TN]
|
I-II(III) |
6340 cfs
|
H4- Above Recom.
|
02h18m |
|
|
|
Nolichucky
[TN]
|
III-IV |
6340 cfs
|
H9- Above Recom.
|
02h18m |
|
|
|
Nolichucky
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
6340 cfs
|
H9- Above Recom.
|
02h18m |
|
|
|
North Chickamauga Creek
[TN]
|
II-III |
666 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
North Chickamauga Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
666 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
North Chickamauga Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
666 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
North River
[TN]
|
III-IV |
4.27 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
03h35m |
|
|
|
North White Oak Creek
[TN]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obed
[TN]
|
I-V |
1260 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Obed
[TN]
|
II-IV |
3.16 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Obed
[TN]
|
I-III |
1260 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Obed
[TN]
|
II-IV |
1740 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
03h50m |
|
|
|
Obey, E. Fork
[TN]
|
II-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obey, E. Fork
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obey, West Fork
[TN]
|
II |
84 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h33m |
|
|
|
Ocoee
[TN]
|
III+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ocoee
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paine Creek
[TN]
|
I |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Panther Creek
[TN]
|
II-IV(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pigeon
[TN]
|
II-III |
7280 cfs
|
H9- Above Recom.
|
00h33m |
|
|
|
Pigeon
[TN]
|
II(III) |
7280 cfs
|
H9- Above Recom.
|
00h33m |
|
|
|
Pine Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
1280 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h48m |
|
|
|
Pine Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Piney Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
4.27 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
03h35m |
|
|
|
Piney River
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pocket Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Possum Creek, Big
[TN]
|
III+(IV) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Possum Creek, Little
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richland Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Road Prong, Upper
[TN]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Road Prong
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
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Roaring Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+(V) |
n/a
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Roaring River
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Rock Creek
[TN]
|
I-II+(III) |
n/a
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Rock Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
666 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h48m |
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RockHouse Branch
[TN]
|
IV(V) |
n/a
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Rocky River
[TN]
|
I |
n/a
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Rutherford Creek
[TN]
|
I-II(III) |
n/a
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Savage Creek
[TN]
|
I |
n/a
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Soak Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
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Soddy Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
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Spivey Creek
[TN]
|
V+ |
6340 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
02h18m |
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Spring Creek
[TN]
|
II-V |
n/a
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Spring Creek
[TN]
|
II-III(IV) |
n/a
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Spruce Flats Prong
[TN]
|
V+ |
4.75 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h18m |
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Stinging Fork
[TN]
|
IV(V) |
n/a
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Stone Coalbank Creek
[TN]
|
IV(V+) |
n/a
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Suck Creek, North
[TN]
|
III-IV+(V) |
n/a
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Suck Creek, South
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
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Suck Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
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Tellico
[TN]
|
II-III |
4.27 ft
|
H0- Above Recom.
|
03h35m |
|
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Tellico
[TN]
|
III-IV |
4.27 ft
|
R8- Upper Runnable
|
03h35m |
|
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Tellico
[TN]
|
II-III |
4.27 ft
|
H0- Above Recom.
|
03h35m |
|
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Tellico
[TN]
|
I-III |
4.27 ft
|
R5- Runnable
|
03h35m |
|
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Thunderhead Prong
[TN]
|
IV |
4.75 ft
|
R5- Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
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Trail Fork
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
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Turkey Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
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Turtletown Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
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Walker Camp Prong
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
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Watauga
[TN]
|
IV-V |
1400 cfs
|
H8- Above Recom.
|
02h03m |
|
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Watauga
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
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White Creek (Morgan County)
[TN]
|
I-II |
242 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
01h03m |
|
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White Oak Creek
[TN]
|
II |
336 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h48m |
|
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White Oak Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
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White's Creek (Rhea County)
[TN]
|
III+ |
n/a
|
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White's Creek (Rhea County)
[TN]
|
III |
n/a
|
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Wildcat Creek (Tellico Tributary)
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
4.27 ft
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
03h35m |
|
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Wolf Creek
[TN]
|
IV+ |
n/a
|
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Woodcock Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
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Yellow Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
394 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h33m |
|
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Yellow Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
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