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Rapid TN Class III-

Radio Waves Rapid

Nolichucky River - 2. Nolichucky Gorge Campground to Sawmill (TN)

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Gauge Conditions
Nolichucky River at Embreeville, TN Downstream Primary
Runnable: 900.0 – 4,500.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Radio Waves Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Radio Waves, or Radio Tower, is a fun rapid and the biggest on the run. Paddlers typically follow the water down the deepest channel and wave train, which leads to a small ledge drop of a couple feet, and then bounces off the river right wall at the bottom of the rapid. At very low water a navigable channel exists through the cobble entrance on the far right. 

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III-
Mile Marker
1.8 mi
Directions
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2. Nolichucky Gorge Campground to Sawmill
Nolichucky River
I-II(III) 5.4 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater