Tellico - 1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River


Tellico, Tennessee, US

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1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River

Usual Difficulty II-III (for normal flows)
Length 8 Miles

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN
usgs-03518500 1.30 - 4.00 ft II-III 00h49m 1.69 ft (rc= 0.1 )


River Description

The entire run is roadside. Mostly class 2 with some class 2 plus ledges.

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StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2006-04-27 14:30:28

Friday afternoon fun

Detail Trip Report  Friday afternoon fun  Tellico, TN(62.88KB .jpeg)

Too much fun!

Detail Trip Report  Too much fun!  Tellico, TN(483.92KB .jpeg)

Bridge Rapid

Detail Trip Report  Bridge Rapid  Tellico, TN(31.20KB .jpeg)

Back flippin' da Baby

Detail Trip Report  Back flippin' da Baby  Tellico, TN(80.91KB .jpeg)

Spanking Baby Boone

Detail Trip Report  Spanking Baby Boone  Tellico, TN(4.37MB .mov)

11 yr. old Kincaid Wurl hucking the Baby.

Detail Trip Report  11 yr. old Kincaid Wurl hucking the Baby.  Tellico, TN(99.97KB .jpeg)

11 yr. old Kincaid Wurl hucking the Baby.

Detail Trip Report  11 yr. old Kincaid Wurl hucking the Baby.  Tellico, TN(100.13KB .jpeg)

Johnathan Wurl hucking the Baby

Detail Trip Report  Johnathan Wurl hucking the Baby  Tellico, TN(106.46KB .jpeg)

Johnathan Wurl hucking the Baby

Detail Trip Report  Johnathan Wurl hucking the Baby  Tellico, TN(115.79KB .jpeg)

Jamie on Tellico

Detail Trip Report  Jamie on Tellico  Tellico, TN(119.75KB .jpeg)

10 yr. old Lauren Burress on Tellico River

Detail Trip Report  10 yr. old Lauren Burress on Tellico River   Tellico, TN(2.46MB .tiff)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Low 200 cfs, High 1000 cfs

As of September 2001 the USGS gauge is back on the web!!

Conversion from feet to cfs, from Julie Keller:
1.9   305   3.5   998   
2.0   330   4.0  1250   
2.2   403   4.5  1515   
2.5   526   5.0  1800   
2.7   618   6.0  2400   
3.0   770   7.0  3150 

USGS gauge at Tellico Plains also available at 1-900-288-8732.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN
usgs-03518500 1.30 - 4.00 ft II-III 00h49m 1.69 ft (rc= 0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
1.30 -4.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable II-III

Report - Reports of Tellico 1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Tellico [TN] Bear Givhan goin deep at the bottom of Baby 2.0 ft Frank Stansberry
Tellico [TN] 11 yr. old Kincaid Wurl hucking the Baby. 1.30 Kathleen Burress
Tellico [TN] Back flippin' da Baby n/a Ken and Fran Strickland
1y40d13h36m /Tellico-1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River [TN] Bald River Falls 0 cfs Joshua Haveman
2y305d18h22m The Baby [TN] Account of 05/29/09 n/a user: "Rattlerock"
5y333d16h03m Tellico [TN] Friday afternoon fun medium-low John Alden
7y145d16h03m Tellico [TN] Bridge Rapid 2.5 feet James Locke
7y329d16h03m Tellico [TN] Spanking Baby Boone 1.8 Will White
7y363d16h03m Tellico [TN] Too much fun! 2 ft. Terry Newlon

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User Comments


2003-05-19 02:01:45 (3190 days ago)
Brad RobertsDetails
There are a few 8 to 10 foot tall ledges above north river. When the river was over three feet,
these drops were bigger than the first two ledges on the section below.
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