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Clifty Creek-

 

Outside Crossville Tennessee

 

 

 

Andy on Clifty Creek

 

 

Water Quality (1 bad 3 good)

 

Scenery (1 bad 3 good)  

 

Map:

 

Watershed Map (to find location and size of creek)

Special thanks to Steve Zerefos for making the map.

http://www.waldensridgewhitewater.com/obed_emory/westernplateau.htm

 

 

 



Gradient:



230 feet per mile

230 feet per mile

 



Class: IV.9

Length : 1 Miles

                                      

 



Access Issues:


Check with TSRA to see when Deer and Turkey seasons are DON'T BE THAT GUY.



Paddler's Gauge:

Is at the Clifty Bridge on river left.

Please see our flowpage for correlations. This is where we keep it updated.

Here is the last update We will not update this chart. We only update our flowpage.

 


 

Level Needed

Once the Creek is filled up,1/2 inch of rain is needed.

Daddys Creek is above 1000 Steady or rising.

Calfkiller needs to be at 2500 cfs

Collins at 6000 cfs

Our flowpage is wired and dialed in for this run.

This is short and sweet and is straight forward Class III to Class V Creeking. The problem : )

Is running a mirco creek then hitting the big water the Caney Fork is going to throw at you .

 

It has a lot of paddling up and scout type drops. BUT this one seems to hold trees , so only do this after your first run.

 

 

                                      

Clay Wright on Clifty

 

The take-out:

The take out is at Clifty Bridge accessed off Hwy. 70 near De Rossett/Pleasant Hill

The put-in :

The  is on Eastland road and you cross it going to the Caney Fork

 

Shuttle:


Remember to always use I-40 and Hwy 27 as your base guideline to get your bearings.

 

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***Warning label***

Whitewater paddling is VERY Dangerous, and you should get instruction before ever attempting even to paddle flatwater. One of contributors to this web site has personally helped bury 3 kayaking friends, this isn't a joke. Whitewater paddling can ruin your life through accidents and can effect your family and friends throughout a lifetime.

The information on this page is incomplete, inaccurate, and very unreliable.   Use with caution.  Whitewater paddling is a dangerous sport and the information here is not a substitute for actual knowledge and skill.  The authors are not liable for your actions. Go ahead and kill yourself if you want to, but don't blame others for you actions and decisions that you will make on and off the river.

***Warning label***

 

 

Our hemlocks are dying on the ridge due to the woolly adelgid infestation. You can find out more at the Save Our Hemlocks website: http://www.saveourhemlocks.org/

 

To learn even more click here

 

The Picture below is depressing to say the least...

 

 

 

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Picture courtesy of KnoxNews.com

 

 

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