Picture taken at 1.5 ft on White's Creek gauge on hwy 27 takeout
Paddler Todd Bilbrey Photography by Kemper Begley
River Description:
How to know if Whites is running...
An old school way to know if it is a min. check all of the following gauges.
Tellico: 4.2
Emory: 8500'+
Town ,yes Town :425
This one takes a soaking rain.
Look at the Rain Gauges for 1.75 inches of rain.
Kemper Begley on White's Creek below the Mammy's Creek Confluence.
River Description:
Hmmmm how to do describe one of the best runs Walden's Ridge has to offer, and this is thru the eyes of a jaded creeker who doesn't playboat or run much much II-III whitewater.
Well imagine the Nantahala on steroids, imagine everywhere you look, there is a feature to play, or surf. If you aren't tired by the time you hit the take-out, well it's time to take up a new sport for I don't what to tell you.
There are same of your typical features that can get you into trouble, undercuts (some), trees(some), but for the most part this run is the cleanest of the them on the ridge. This is a run to take a person, who has rescue skills, but it is still working on their roll.
One to look for when you see the "other" Piney coming in on the left look for one of the best waves of the whole run...it's a blast. Also in this section start looking up for the nesting Bald Eagles the watershed is clean and great habitat for them and you.
