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Big South Fork Bridge Info
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Put In:  Burnt Mill Bridge-Clear Fork River
Take Out:  Leatherwood Ford
Difficulty:  Class III , Class IV
Gradient:  20 ft/mi
Run Length:  10.6 miles
Flow Information (phone):  US Army Corps of Engineers; 800-261-5033.
Good Level:  1,000-3,000 cfs
Season Comments:  January, February, March, April, May, November, December
Permit:  None presently required.
Character/Similar To:  The streambed changes character a few miles downstream from the put-in from a small, technical stream to a large stream that containes long pools followed by forceful drops. At high levels the Big South Fork Gorge is similar to West Virginia's New River Gorge.
Water Craft:  kayak,wwcan,raft
Land Ownership:  National River and Recreation Area
Wilderness:  No
Camping on River:  Bandy Creek Campground just west of the take-out. Pickett State Park.
Location:  In the Southeastern U.S. (TN), 167 miles Northeast of Nashville
Shuttle Logistics:  Put-in: Located on the Clear Fork River 4 miles from its confluence with the New River forming the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River. From US 27 turn east about one half mile south of the New River crossing. Proceed through Mountain View and Black Creek to Crossroads, turn right and drive about a mile to Burnt Mill Bridge.

Take-out: Access from Oneida, Tennessee, by taking Route 297 (Coopertown Road) 5 miles east to Leatherwood Ford Road, the only east-west traverse of the Big South Fork National River Recreation Area.


Towns near Big South Fork Bridge Kayaking

Athens Tennessee
Cleveland Tennessee
Copperhill Tennessee
Erwin Tennessee
Gatlinburg Tennessee
Hartford Tennessee
Pigeon Forge Tennessee
Sevierville Tennessee
Tellico Plains Tennessee


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Conservation Organizations
  • Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association
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  • Chota Canoe Club
  • East Tennessee Whitewater Club
  • Tennessee Valley Canoe Club
  • U of Tennessee Canoe & Hiking Club

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