only search W.R.W.W.     Upper Fall Creek Walden's Ridge Tennessee           6 Miles Avg Gradient 50 fpm Max Gradient 100 fpm   Water Quality (1 bad 3 good)  due to trash from highway and overlook Scenery (1 bad 3 good)              due to trash from highway and overlook   “Expedition paddling made easy”   Level: Use the gauge at White's Creek takeout From Kemper Begley: Fall Creek is available at levels above 1.5 feet. It is only slightly more difficult  than White's (you have to steer more) and the river trip is longer with a shorter shuttle. Same takeout.      Maps:   Watershed Map (to find location and size of creek) Click Here Special thanks to Steve Zerfeos for making the map.   Topo Map: Click Here A special thanks to Randy Hale of NorthRiverGeographic for the map     Map: A special thanks to Randy Hale of NorthRiverGeographic for the map : )                                                http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_A5.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_B5.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_B6.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_B7.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_C5.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_C6.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_C7.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_D5.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_D6.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_D7.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_E4.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_E5.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_E6.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_F3.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_F4.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_F5.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_G3.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_G4.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreek_G5.pdf http://www.northrivergeographic.com/wrww/WhitesCreekSeries.pdf     Class III.3   Fall Creek is a distraction type run in the White’s Creek area . The put-in is easy to find. Look on your Tennessee Gazetteer on Page 41 for Ozone Falls, after that its gravy, because you can’t miss it. The falls are marked on the map. They made it easy.     Google Map for your shuttle: (Move your mouse around )                                        View Larger Map     Take-Out: From Jay Wright:   "From spring city drive up 70 towards ozone, after crossing Mammy's creek start looking for dogwood rd on left. Take dogwood and put-in is first bridge you come to. There is a pull off and good parking.   On those SAME directions, same as before, if you get to ozone falls you missed it. Or if coming from Nashville take Crab Orchard exit, turn right onto 70 and drive to ozone falls. Dogwood is approx .3 miles from falls."                     These pictures are taken from Hwy 70 heading towards Crossville : This will get you to the takeout.                                                                                  Take a right here       Here is a picture of the take-out:          Photo courtesy of Jen Shearer   PRINT THIS OFF FOR YOUR SHUTTLE:   Special thanks to Randy Hale of North Geographic   http://northrivergeographic.com/wrww/OzoneFallCreek.     History for Upper Fall Creek:   It was run by Mark Cumnock and Steve Smith 1991   Put-in hike:   Here is some local knowledge just for you…okay imagine you are looking at the waterfall, with Hwy 70 at your back. Over to your right, you will see a block wall. Once you find the wall I’m talking about. Follow the wall; it will lead you to a path that takes you below the falls. You will need ropes (note to self repelling is forbidden at the falls) to lower yourself and your gear down. It’s not epic but play it safe here being in the state park system it gets a lot of attention.   The Run:   For the most part the gradient is chewed up at the falls, and the remainder is easy Class III in nature. I always thought this was an excellent training ground for someone wanting to become an expedition boater. The run forces you to think outside the box. The run doesn’t have an easy Ocoee put-in. The gorge is deep, and if you are hurt it can be a tough rescue. But the run compared to other Walden’s Ridge runs it’s benign. If the paddler liked this setting, he would want to progress to harder more demanding runs, and he would already have practiced some of the skills sets needed. Rope work, thinking about a first aid kit and taking a breakdown paddle etc. Due to the falls being so tall with gradient, it doesn’t flush strainers in the beginning of the section, but for the most part after that I have found it pretty good with no having strainers, and not being a strainer portage fest. Due to the steepness of the gorge it’s very pretty, the only draw back that I can remember is that due to the easy access of the locals, trash is an issue at the bottom of the falls and for rest of the run in the eddies.   I hope you get to enjoy this run though, it’s remote, the scenery is pristine due to the state park owning most of the upper section, and put-in keeps the crowds away. Get in there and enjoy it!      I do need to mention now that Desoto Falls has been run in Alabama I do think Ozone Falls will go                                                                                                                     Access issues: This was from a email we received. I think this was troll, so be aware when out there land owners could be become an issue here.   -----Original Message----- From: jake [mailto:xxxxxxxxx@aol.com] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:12 PM To: mark@waldensridgewhitewater.com Subject: navigable stream?  you list fall creek on you creek list. is it noticed by the state as a  navigable stream? i'm a local an i've had problems with residents that  are new to the area. ive recently had a confrontation with someone who  believes that they actually own the creek where they're property  touches it. have u had any problems of the same nature. what is the  law? is it public or private? please contact xxxxxxxxx@aol with a  reply. thank you   You cannot get on their property, but you can navigate the stream legally according to Tennessee State Law. You can only access it at public access points. Hence why we use bridges on public roads.  Scouting, you only scout in the flood plain/river bed of the creek and do not enter their property.  It's best to be friendly with the local owner and let him know we are only their during peak run-off and we want to help him protect his land. If problems persist, get a shuttle bunny so you don't leave your vehicle unattended.