Richland Creek

'Trailhead Boogie' or 'West Prong Line'...i.e., left of island at 'Left Down Hut' has a log in the final drop as of 1/13. I was anxiously traveling down this side at 1.2' while running Henderson and scrambled rather quickly to a pool to avoid my head being taken off. Also, beware of boil and hole which forms at the top of Timber-rattler at high levels. There is a slab on river right which elevates the water level creating a difficult situation. One can easily be surfing next to a nasty undercut. At normal levels it is not much of a problem. I believe cheater lines open up on river left at high water, presenting the option to avoid river right main line and potential problems.

2005 wood in Richland. Boated Richland this morning (11/29) and there is a tree down near the top of 'Left Down Hut' a tree down in the center line on 'Praying Hands' and two trees across the creek just below 'Weirdo'.

Richland gauge has changed from the Hurricane Ivan flood. I believe it to be around 6-7inches off, if not more, meaning, old 7 inches is now 0. The richland hike-up run can be done below where the gauge reads by a few inches.

Henderson minimum would now be more like 11-12 inches? I'll know sooner than later hopefully.

Clay, I'm moving back to Dayton late 2004. Hope to get this tied to online gauge readings, not to mention paddling it more! The best one to consider now is Big Sewee in Decatur. Very close to watershed with a similar size and all.

From Mark Cumnock

Richland Creek

This is the ultimate Park-n-Play. It has a hiking trail, which used to be the water main pipeline for the community of Dayton, Tennessee. Hike two miles up .It is an easy walk, almost flat. The creek drops, but you don

Can we try and tie this to an online guage?

Perhaps N Chick?

Great rapids to run when all else has dropped out.

Emory?

Clay

The first drop of significance on Richland. The rapid begins with several calm s-turns with a few undercuts thrown in for fun, then a drastic turn to river left down a 3ft slot. Catch an eddy if you can and set up to hit several 3ft shallow drops and a hole. Use the small pool just above the final drop of 5ft (shown)to collect and gather as much speed as you can. Avoid far river right. Splat rock just below drop on river left.
My favorite rapid on the run. The classic way to run this is to drop over this 3footer and catch the eddie on the right to set up for the rest.
second drop of the last major rapid. hang out on river left. hole gets sticky at high water.

a far of shot of the steepest section on richland creek.
a lower shot gives an idea of the size of this rapid. a fun one indeed, only 75 yards from the parking lot.