Whitewater Run TN Class III-IV+(V+)

to confluence with Thunderhead Prong

Lynn Camp Prong

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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 3.6 – 6.0 FT
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Description
This is a hike up run, and unless you plan on firing up the huge and intense Kick Yer Dog Falls, Thunderhead is usually a better way to go. Still, if you are looking to do something different, hike a couple three miles up this creek for some rhodo in your face, wood riddled, eddy scramblin fun. Hiking up several miles yields non stop class 3-4 creeking with the last 3/4 mile sporting some serious drops. First is a cool multi tier waterfall series of around 20 feet, then the creek enters a tight little canyon. Right below a sticky 8 foot ledge is Kick Yer Dog Falls, a drop that looks like it was imported from the Raven's Fork Gorge. It is a twenty foot bouncy waterfall right into a super sticky five foot ledge hole, snaking right into a thirty foot slide with piton potential. The run out is in a hurry to say the least. Below here is class 4 with one slide rapid and then the final manky drop (with possible rebar in the first lead-in drop) into the confluence with Thunderhead Prong. As always, wood is always moving around in streams like this, so keep your head up and the eddies in sight.
Difficulty
Class III-IV+(V+)
Length
2.6 mi
Gradient
200 ft/mi
max 350
Rapids
0
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
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American Whitewater