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Rapid TN Class III

Bear Cage

Doe - 2. Gorge: Bear Cage Road (Blevins Bridge) to Highway 19E bridge at Hampton High School · TN

American Whitewater 36.2381, -82.1546

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Gauge Conditions

Doe River at Elizabethton, TN Downstream Primary
Runnable: 400.0 – 2,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Bear Cage
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

The first significant rapid is easily identified by a large log jam blocking most of the river. A large tree lays nearly parrallel with the flow on river-right. Limbo under this big log and immediately head left, down a fairly narrow channel.

There are a couple of small pulloffs on the road above this rapid which can be used as alternate put-in to avoid all the class 2+ early going.

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
0.9 mi
Directions
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2. Gorge: Bear Cage Road (Blevins Bridge) to Highway 19E bridge at Hampton High School
Doe
III-IV 6.0 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater