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information on rapids and ratings.
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interpret the reading. Readings may be delayed, come from bad sources, or have other miscalculations.
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CFS, Stage (ft), in/hr for rain, and r.c. meaning no direct flow, but 0.0-1.0 is boatable.
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tilde (~) indicates that this is a stand-in for the real flow, or the flow is delayed, an explination mark (!)
indicates there is a warning associated with the flow.
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recommended range. This column is used when color is not visible or obvious (mobile phones, or color blind people).
The first letter is L,R, or H for Low, Runnable and High. The second number is 0-9 where 0 is bottom end
and 9 is top end. Therefore, "R0" is low, "R5" is medium, "R9" is upper high.
If you see a river that is "H0" and coming down, maybe it will run tomorrow. Sort the list
by r.c. to find rivers that are in the ideal range in your area.
Trend gives information on how quickly a level is rising or dropping using r1-r2/(t1-t2) using the last readings gathered.
Readings may be spaced hours apart and may miss local spikes. Be careful when using these.
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River Name/Section |
Class |
Level |
running? |
Updated |
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Abrams Creek 2
[TN]
|
II |
2.39 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
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Abrams Creek
[TN]
|
II-III+(V) |
2.39 ft
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
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Bald River
[TN]
|
II-IV(V) |
1.74 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
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Basin Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
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BearPen Branch
[TN]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
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Beaver Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
147 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Bee Creek
[TN]
|
III-V |
345 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Big Brush Creek
[TN]
|
III-V+ |
n/a
|
|
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|
|
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Big Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
n/a
|
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|
|
|
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Big Fiery Gizzard Creek
[TN]
|
III-V |
n/a
|
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|
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Big Sewee
[TN]
|
I(II) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blackburn Fork
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bledsoe Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Board Camp Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
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Brush Creek
[TN]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Buffalo River
[TN]
|
I(II) |
671 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Bullet Creek
[TN]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bumbee Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cain Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
86 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Cane Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
289 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Caney Fork
[TN]
|
II-IV(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Caney Fork
[TN]
|
III-V |
345 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Caney Fork
[TN]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Citico Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
1.74 ft
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
|
Citico Creek
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[TN]
|
I-II+(III) |
337 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[TN]
|
I-III |
337 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
337 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[TN]
|
II-IV |
337 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Clear Fork (of the Cumberland)
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clear Fork, North Prong
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Clear Fork, North Prong
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clear Fork
[TN]
|
I-II |
645 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Clear Fork
[TN]
|
II+ |
645 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Clear Fork
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
645 cfs
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Clear Fork
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clifty Creek
[TN]
|
V |
4.98 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Coker Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV(V) |
1.74 ft
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
|
Conasauga Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV(V+) |
1.74 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
|
Conasauga
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conner Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cooper Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cosby Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cove Creek
[TN]
|
II-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crab Orchard Creek
[TN]
|
II-IV |
1810 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h59m |
|
|
|
Crooked Fork Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
1810 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h59m |
|
|
|
Crooked Fork Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV(V) |
1810 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h59m |
|
|
|
Cumberland, Big South Fork
[TN]
|
I-II(IV) |
1870 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Cumberland, Big South Fork
[TN]
|
II+(IV) |
1870 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Cumberland, Big South Fork
[TN]
|
II-IV |
1870 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Daddy's Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
352 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
03h44m |
|
|
|
Daddy's Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
3.19 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
03h44m |
|
|
|
Daddy's Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
~ 1.49 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
03h46m |
|
|
|
Deep Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Doe, Laurel Fork
[TN]
|
IV-V(V+) |
334 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
02h59m |
|
|
|
Doe
[TN]
|
II-III |
334 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
02h59m |
|
|
|
Doe
[TN]
|
III-IV |
334 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
02h59m |
|
|
|
Doe
[TN]
|
II-III |
334 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
02h59m |
|
|
|
Doublecamp Creek
[TN]
|
IV |
1.74 ft
|
L2- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
|
Dunlap Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Duskin Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elk (Carter County)
[TN]
|
IV-V(V+) |
152 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
02h02m |
|
|
|
Elk
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Emory
[TN]
|
II-IV |
1810 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h59m |
|
|
|
Emory
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Emory
[TN]
|
I-III |
1350 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Fall Creek
[TN]
|
II-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Falling Water Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flat Creek
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flat Fork, North Prong
[TN]
|
II-III(IV) |
1810 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h59m |
|
|
|
French Broad
[TN]
|
I-II(III) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
French Broad
[TN]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gee Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
1.74 ft
|
L2- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
|
Goforth Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Griffin Creek
[TN]
|
IV(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hall Branch
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henderson Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hiwassee
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hiwassee
[TN]
|
II |
12.20 ft
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
12h14m |
|
|
|
Holston
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hurricane Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Island Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Island Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jennings Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laurel Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Brush Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Clear Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
337 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Little Emory, Middle Fork
[TN]
|
III-IV(V) |
1810 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
01h59m |
|
|
|
Little Emory
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Fiery Gizzard Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Harpeth River
[TN]
|
I(II) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Hurricane Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Loss Creek
[TN]
|
I |
1.74 ft
|
L1- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
|
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Little Pigeon, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
III-IV |
820 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
02h59m |
|
|
|
Little Pigeon, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Pigeon, West Prong, Roaring Fork
[TN]
|
IV+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Pigeon, West Prong
[TN]
|
V |
820 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
02h59m |
|
|
|
Little Pigeon, West Prong
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Pigeon, West Prong
[TN]
|
III-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Pigeon, West Prong
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Piney Creek(Grandview)
[TN]
|
III-IV(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Sequatchie
[TN]
|
II-III |
982 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
17h59m |
|
|
|
Little Soddy Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
IV |
2.39 ft
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Little, Middle Prong
[TN]
|
III-IV |
2.39 ft
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Little, West Prong
[TN]
|
III-IV |
2.39 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Little, West Prong
[TN]
|
III+ |
2.39 ft
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
III-IV |
2.39 ft
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
II-III |
2.39 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
2.39 ft
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
2.39 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
II |
640 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
02h29m |
|
|
|
Little
[TN]
|
I |
640 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
02h29m |
|
|
|
Lynn Camp Prong
[TN]
|
III-IV+(V+) |
2.39 ft
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Mammys Creek
[TN]
|
II+(IV) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
McGill Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Middle Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moccasin Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morgan Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mud Lick Creek
[TN]
|
III+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mullens Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
New River
[TN]
|
II-III |
824 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Nolichucky
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
1920 cfs
|
H9- Above Recom.
|
02h29m |
|
|
|
Nolichucky
[TN]
|
I-II(III) |
1920 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
02h29m |
|
|
|
Nolichucky
[TN]
|
III-IV |
1920 cfs
|
R5- Runnable
|
02h29m |
|
|
|
Nolichucky
[TN]
|
II+(III) |
1920 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
02h29m |
|
|
|
North Chickamauga Creek
[TN]
|
II-III |
86 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
North Chickamauga Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
86 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
North Chickamauga Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
86 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
North River
[TN]
|
III-IV |
1.74 ft
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
|
North White Oak Creek
[TN]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obed
[TN]
|
I-V |
1350 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Obed
[TN]
|
II-IV |
3.26 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Obed
[TN]
|
I-III |
1350 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Obed
[TN]
|
II-IV |
1810 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h59m |
|
|
|
Obey, E. Fork
[TN]
|
II-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obey, E. Fork
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obey, West Fork
[TN]
|
II |
169 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h43m |
|
|
|
Ocoee
[TN]
|
III+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ocoee
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paine Creek
[TN]
|
I |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Panther Creek
[TN]
|
II-IV(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pigeon
[TN]
|
II-III |
1540 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
00h43m |
|
|
|
Pigeon
[TN]
|
II(III) |
1540 cfs
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
00h43m |
|
|
|
Pine Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
1870 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h58m |
|
|
|
Pine Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Piney Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
1.74 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
|
Piney River
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pocket Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Possum Creek, Big
[TN]
|
III+(IV) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Possum Creek, Little
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richland Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Road Prong, Upper
[TN]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
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Road Prong
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
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Roaring Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+(V) |
n/a
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Roaring River
[TN]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Rock Creek
[TN]
|
I-II+(III) |
n/a
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Rock Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
86 cfs
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L2- Below Recom.
|
00h58m |
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RockHouse Branch
[TN]
|
IV(V) |
n/a
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Rocky River
[TN]
|
I |
n/a
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Rutherford Creek
[TN]
|
I-II(III) |
n/a
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Savage Creek
[TN]
|
I |
n/a
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Soak Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV |
n/a
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Soddy Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
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Spivey Creek
[TN]
|
V+ |
1920 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
02h29m |
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Spring Creek
[TN]
|
II-V |
n/a
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Spring Creek
[TN]
|
II-III(IV) |
n/a
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Spruce Flats Prong
[TN]
|
V+ |
2.39 ft
|
L2- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
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Stinging Fork
[TN]
|
IV(V) |
n/a
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Stone Coalbank Creek
[TN]
|
IV(V+) |
n/a
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Suck Creek, North
[TN]
|
III-IV+(V) |
n/a
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Suck Creek, South
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
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Suck Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
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Tellico
[TN]
|
II-III |
1.74 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
01h45m |
|
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Tellico
[TN]
|
III-IV |
1.74 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
01h45m |
|
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Tellico
[TN]
|
II-III |
1.74 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h45m |
|
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Tellico
[TN]
|
I-III |
1.74 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
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Thunderhead Prong
[TN]
|
IV |
2.39 ft
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
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Trail Fork
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
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Turkey Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
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Turtletown Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
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Walker Camp Prong
[TN]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
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Watauga
[TN]
|
IV-V |
240 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h59m |
|
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Watauga
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
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White Creek (Morgan County)
[TN]
|
I-II |
337 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
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White Oak Creek
[TN]
|
II |
645 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h58m |
|
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White Oak Creek
[TN]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
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White's Creek (Rhea County)
[TN]
|
III+ |
n/a
|
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White's Creek (Rhea County)
[TN]
|
III |
n/a
|
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Wildcat Creek (Tellico Tributary)
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
1.74 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
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Wolf Creek
[TN]
|
IV+ |
n/a
|
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Woodcock Creek
[TN]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
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Yellow Creek
[TN]
|
III-IV+ |
352 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
03h44m |
|
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Yellow Creek
[TN]
|
V |
n/a
|
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