Little (New trib)
Near Sparta
March 11, 2007
Trip Report
| Reporter | Mack Roebuck |
This is a beautiful intimate run with frequent deer and turkey sightings. I put in at Chestnut Grove Church Road. If the water is within 7 inches of the top of the footing for the west side of the south piling you can get down the river without getting out of your boat. The shoals at the start is typical of the run.
After two miles the river narrows through a saddle into a pool formed by a four foot natural weir. Run right angled right to avoid underwater ledge. A senic rest stop and portage is on the right. A mile after a 90 degree bend of river look for a high rock bluff on right. To portage take out early on left. Run rapid way left. At high water a wicked hydraulic develops just to the right of this line. Also at high water a twisty line opens on right.
The take-out is at the low water bridge on Ridge Glenn Road. At low levels float under bridge to an easy take-out. At medium levels take out just above bridge. At high levels take out upstream on river left. Keep this approach in mind if you think the river is rising while you are on it.
If conditions have been dry, it will take a flood to run the Little. If it has been wet and you are prompt, a half inch rain may be enough. You may have to do a combination hike and paddle to ever catch it.