Water Quality (1 bad 3 good)
Scenery (1 bad 3 good) 
Map:
Watershed Map (to find location and size of creek) Click Here
Special thanks to Steve Zerefos for making the map.
Upper Clear Creek:
" The canoe trip overnighter"
Length:
20 miles long
Gradient:
Min: 20
Max 40
Class II.2
Shuttle Service:
For a fee of around $ 30.00 you can get a shuttle in the Obed-Emory area.
Contact Bryson Snodgrass at 865-617-3552
Video:
If you would like to see some nice video footage of the Obed-Emory streams and other East Tennessee streams please enjoy Chris Arp's website CLICK HERE.
Access Issues:
No major issues.
Level Needed:
Please see our flowpage.
1500-8000 cfs .
Shuttle:
Remember to always use I-40 and Hwy 27 as your base guideline to get your bearings.
Put-in:
On Hwy 127 leaving Crossville, heading north, you will cross it leaving Clarkrange, Tennessee ,from
there you will cross the creek.
Take-out:
Is "Waltman Ford" or Jett Bridge
You seriously need your gazetteer. You will leave Clarksville, on Hwy 127, then take Hwy 62.
For your landmark, turn right at the natural gas pumping station, this leads you to the
"Waltman Ford".
You can also use Genesis Road at the Jett Bridge for your take-out.
Overview:
This section is beautiful, with lot's of flatwater, the becomes to be an overnighter for a canoe trip.
There is no major access points for 20 miles. It's enclosed in the Wild and Scenic River section of Obed.
This section can be run at low levels, especially if taking a canoe for camping. Class I abounds here with
the occasional Class II EASY rapids, with some portage able Class III rapids if you have a fully loaded canoe.
The Creek:
The first section is pretty benign and for the last section for a about 2 1/2 miles, and then it picks up
the pace and its true gradient starts to show For the most part the entire run is Class II. This run can be
had a very high water. If run at high levels, the Nanty boater needs to stay home due to flushing manner of
the creek. Once you meet the Obed, its a straight shot to the car.
