Little, Tennessee, US

5. Dam at Melrose to the Tennessee River

Usual Difficulty	I (for normal flows)
Length	22 Miles
Avg. Gradient	5 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
LITTLE RIVER NEAR MARYVILLE, TN
usgs-03498500	200 - 20000 cfs	I	00h16m	522 cfs (rc= 0.0 )
	Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

River Description

The river below the dam at Melrose to the Tennessee is class I with some nice scenery but limited access below the 411 bridge until Rockford which makes for a long haul.

IMPORTANT: There is a low-head dam in Rockford at the Rockford Manufacturing plant at approximately river mile 6.8 (TopoZone). DO NOT even think of running this dam - there have been at least four drownings involving boaters at this dam in the last 8 years.