Gauge
Gauge Description:
There are three gauges presently in place for North Chickamauga/Cain Creek. The first stop is checking at the take out. Upon entering the parking lot at the Bowater Pocket wilderness, take your first left and go to the lowest parking spots available. From here, take the trail to the right that follows to the gage. The trail is blazed with small orangs markers on trees and goes upstream about 50 yards. It ends on a couch sized rock with the gauge right below you. Minimum for the Cain Creek run is in the 1.8ft range. Max is up to you.
When you put on Cain Creek from Barker Camp Rd., notice the gauge at the first 90 degree bend to the right. This is a detailed meter gauge on a hemlock tree. 0.5-0.6 is the minimum. Above 1.4 it becomes hard to portage Vortex if you are planning on walking it. Max not know. Have heard of people getting quite trashed around 2.2.
Optimal levels from the USGS gauge are between 600 and 1000 cfs.
North Chickamauga Creek near Montlake [ TN ] |
Current Conditions
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Search Results
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | Cain Creek— Barker Camp Rd. to Bowater Parking lot | IV-V | 3 cfs | low | 10/13 3:30 | |
| TN | North Chickamauga Creek— 1. Double Bridge to put-in for gorge run | II-III | 3 cfs | low | 10/13 3:30 | |
| TN | North Chickamauga Creek— 2. Walden Ridge to Soddy-Daisy | IV-V | 3 cfs | low | 10/13 3:30 | |
| TN | North Chickamauga Creek— 3. Bowater Parking Area to Hwy 27 | III-IV | 3 cfs | low | 10/13 3:30 | |
| TN | Rock Creek— Retro-Hughes Road to Leggett Rd bridge | III-IV+ | 3 cfs | low | 10/13 3:30 |
Station Description
| AW Gauge ID: | 10223 |
| USGS Station: | 03566525 |
| HUC: | 06020001 |
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