North Chickamauga Creek, Tennessee, US

3. Bowater Parking Area to Hwy 27 (The Bowling Alley)

Usual Difficulty	III-IV (for normal flows)
Length	2 Miles
Avg. Gradient	70 fpm
Max Gradient	100 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
NORTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR MONTLAKE, TN
usgs-03566525	450 - 1100 cfs	III-IV	240d02h16m	5.2 cfs (rc= -0.7 )

River Description

The bowling alley run of north chick is an afternoon of park and play, or hike up the trail a bit to get an introduction to some creeking.

Spence Lycan 2006-04-19 21:56:03 DOGPADDLE'S BA QUICK LIPS TOUR (USGS On-Line, 6 to 8)

Launch 2/5's mile up trail from uppermost parking lot. II's and a III until the undercut King Pin Rapid(IV), go right's ledge or left's wave. Way-left has an avoidable sieve.

A III and a pool until Split Pin Rapids (III) with avoidable horizontal pins against left wall or a bottom right rock. Try tweezing the main middle rocks.

Below that pool is Chris' Crack (III/#@), with its rock tunnel between a massive boulder's backside and the right bank. Stay left, avoid way-right's trapping tunnel.

II's and a III until Parking Lot Rapid (IV) which is drop and plop, left or right, with an easily avoidable way-left, last drop, sieve.

Recover. Rinse. Repeat.