Spring Creek

Meat grinder on spring creek

Splat Rock at medium to low, this feature provides for a nice push from upstream, and with a well-timed boof stroke, ensuring some air time, followed by 'splat' onto a flushy foam pile.

Great surf at the put in below the stairs.The water was up tp the top of the square piller at the base of the big bridge.Went back the next day at a foot lower ,and the surf was even better.When its in you can throw every trick in the book here.

There is a strainer across the entire creek just after you pass a barn on your left where the cows come down to the creek. This strainer is maybe half way through the run after all the real rapids. It's not super dangerous, but just a heads up to everyone.

heard there was barbed wire up in runout this week, watch for it in case it gets put back up. C

I don't remember how to change the main page, so I will do this for now. With all of the people who seem to be interested in running this now, I thought I would add some more info. When I first posted this run, I lived 15 minutes from the putin or takeout. This run holds water well, is fairly short, and has a few good rapids. I could do it before class, and after work, sometimes both. If you are looking for a ton of quality whitewater, don't drive a long way to do this one. If you are looking for a beautiful gorge, with some fun whitewater thrown in, you are in the right place.

I know the driving directions are vague, you will see why when you get there. I have heard there are road signs now, so if someone wants to send me the names, I will add them. When I first posted this, there weren't any signs.

Good luck to everyone paddling this creek, I loved it for a couple of years, probably got in almost 100 runs.

By the way, the height on Waterloo falls came from a hiking guide book I had, looks to be more like 30 or a little over to me.

Scott

If you put in at the bridge above the falls (the one you have to drive over) you add an additional 5 foot waterfall. I have always asked permission from the man who owns the metal staircase at the base of the 40 footer and he has always said yes. You have to walk very close to his living room to get to the metal stairs, so get permission. P.S. by putting in at the bridge you shorten your shuttle, add a 5 footer and only lengthen the run by 1/4 mile, just dont blunder down the 40 footer. This run is the the Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to the Streams of TN by Benner & Sehlinger of Menasha Ridge Press.

Nice run . . . several fast slides with a couple

drops you can run most anywhere. Hard to

boat scout - blank horizon lines with fast

shallow water draws you in and over. Follow

the flow (or scout early)!

Waterloo Falls does look tempting; might be

sweet! might pitch and piton :-( I'd guess 30',

but a ledge 10' down looks hard to clear. Hit n

bounce or try to clear it an risk pitching . .

.hmm.

. ..No-shuttle option: paddle to big trib falls

and hike back out. Start river right, then right

up the slides, then river left trail, ferry back to

the stairs at Waterloo Falls.

Today's level just over 0 at lower bridge, right

at 1 on upper.

Best gauge at Waterloo Falls Rd bridge on

downstream side. Lower gauge only goes to

1.

Thanks for the beta, Scott!

The water level is 8 ft on the USGS Roaring River at Gainesboro gauge.

This is 'Meat-Grinder' at a low water level. Still lot's of fun!
8ft. on the Roaring River gauge. very sticky at this level.
Good surf even when the water is low. Easy Flat spins.
Big Tom makes it look easy.
Adam celebrates after he knocks me out of the hole. Wave Nazi!
Adam shows his skills on Big Daddy
Not as much water as we had hoped. Oh well, we're still going to run it anyway.
This is a fun 4 to 5 feet drop on river right. There is a nice pool at the bottom. Tom is showing us his bow stall as I come over the ledge.
Always a fun rapid, even when the water is low.
Goat breaks-in his new paddle on Spring Creek.

This was taken when the Roaring River was at around 4 feet.

The water level was 8ft on the USGS Roaring River gauge. (Over 1ft on the Waterloo Rd. bridge gauge)
The water level was 8 ft on the USGS Roaring River internet gauge. (Over 1 ft on the Waterloo Rd. bridge gauge)