Piney Creek, Tennessee, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | III-IV (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 11.1 Miles |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN | ||||
| usgs-03518500 | 2.50 - 10.00 ft | III-IV | 01h09m | 1.59 ft (rc= -0.1 ) |
Put in from Hwy 70 outside Rockwood.
Paddle out on White's Creek to Hwy 27.
From Wade Harrison:
It has 2 class 4's on it, Baby Gorilla and Stairstep Rapid. Both are pretty close to the putin
and easily walked. It has only one undercut, which is one of the first rapids on the run; when
its over 1.5', you want even see it; it's covered.
But the gorge isn't the fun part. The play is unbelievable on that run at 4'. When you start to
leave the gorge you hit Triple Hole, back to back to back holes that are deep and very playful.
Then a few more class 3 stuff and fun holes and then its SURF CITY BABY where White's Creek comes in on the
right. You just have to see it at high water to get the real feel for that run, for sure a
big-water run. I have run it as high as 8+ feet (no washout level for this run--it only gets
meaner) and the holes were crazy at that level. About...6', I would say, is a good cutoff for
that run..that means something better is running if it's that high. Overall, its an awesome run
that i miss a lot, pretty easy to boat-scout everthing,.
From Andrew McClanahan 2002-12-19:
The put in for the Tiney Piney is actually on Highway 70. Put it in at the bridge over the creek;
there is a small gravel road just before the bridge on the left, drive underneath the railroad
bridge and put in there (This is just a couple of miles past Ozone Falls if you're headed toward
Knoxville from Crossville). Take out is on White's Creek at Highway 27. (To get here, continue on
70 and turn right on 27, White's Creek will be the first bridge you come to, park on the right.)
This is a short shuttle.
As of 12-14-02 there is a large tree at the bottom of the first class IV rapid (Stairstep?). Run
far right or walk on the left. There is also another bad tree near the end of the first rapid
after Baby Gorilla. Walk on the right. Baby Gorilla, you will know it when you get there. The
river contricts down into a micro gorge. Walk this one on the right.
This run has great scenery. Most of the run is fun class three with several long low-grade
slide-type rapids. Watch out for an undercut slot on river right a few rapids below Baby Gorilla,
and a couple of more pesky trees. Whoever owns much of the land on river right has posted
numerous "no trespassing" signs on the upstream side of the trees, most likely with
boaters in mind. When you get to the junction with White's Creek, it takes on more river
characteristics, with rapids of mostly waves and some juicy holes.
For more information please click on the link below:
http://www.waldensridgewhitewater.com/waldensridge/tineypiney.htm
We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||
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| TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN | ||||||||||||
| usgs-03518500 | 2.50 - 10.00 ft | III-IV | 01h09m | 1.59 ft (rc= -0.1 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Piney Creek [TN] |
(RM) Scenic Piney
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2 ft | Robert Maxwell | |
| Tiney Piney Creek [TN] |
Tiney Piney undercut
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ELF | Paul Butler | |
| Tiny Piney [TN] |
Baby Gorilla Micro Gorge
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1.5ft. | Andrew McClanahan | |
| Tiny Piney [TN] |
Stairstep Rapid Strainer
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1.5ft. | Andrew McClanahan | |
| Tiny Piney [Tn] |
Wade Running Baby Chimp
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3' | Whspin | |
| Piney Creek [TN] |
G -spot
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1 ft. | Craig Rollins | |
| Piney Creek [TN] |
Cul-de-sac
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n/a | Matt Muir | |
| > 10 years | Piney Creek [TN] |
Tiny Piney, TN
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2.1 ft | Craig Rollins |
| > 10 years | Piney Creek [TN] |
Tiny Piney, TN
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2.1 ft | Matt Muir |
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User Comments
pool above the known slot seive. You are comitted to the boogie water before you notice it in the
only passable channel. It can be boofed but it claimed swims from three of the five members of our
party. There are no easy eddies available by the time you notice the log. We tried to extract it
for about 45 minutes with no success. The bridge guage level was 2.5 when we put on and 2.0 when we
took out. It may not be an issue at higher flows. We were granted permission to park at the house
on the river right downstream side of the bridge. The resident said that the driveway is used as a
turnaround for a school bus so weekday parking might be out of the question. Ask for permission. Be
careful.
there are some really nasty shelf undercuts and sieves here and there. In particular there is a
horrible slot sieve .5-.75 miles below chimp(baby gorilla) on the right. when you cant boat scout
real well for the first time you are there. Go far left at medium to low levels and I think there
is a manky slot down center, but do not go right. It turns into a slab slide that throws you right
into a pinched undercut/sieve. I slid in, tried to hold myself up, but got thrust under it stern
first and then completely under and got lodged. It took a couple of frantic seconds to get out and
meander my way back to air. This spot kinda reminds me of a miniature initiation on the Gauley. Be
careful on this run, there are many spots like this.