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Tennessee whitewater - Crooked Fork Creek, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Morgan County
Morgan
county,
US 27 to Potter's Falls section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
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CLASS IV-V 2 miles
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This stretch of Crooked Fork Creek in Morgan County is 2 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class IV-V section. The starting location is a short drive from Harriman, as you can see on the road map further down. Getting your paddling muscles activated and a chance to spend some time outdoors will have you coming back for more. The average Tennessee whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be harder to run than those in other states, so don't forget that rivers here are less forgiving. The beautiful scenery of Tennessee and the water |
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flowing gracefully down Crooked Fork Creek are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. The campgrounds here at Crooked Fork Creek are pretty good. There are a few other stretches in this river system that can be paddled as well. This is a pretty short section so it's
| not like you're gonna spend hours on the river in one stretch. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. The beautiful Cumberland Plateau Mountains scenery is an added bonus. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, this is an area with plenty of places for that.
Briefly about the general area:
For the duration of the warmest time of the year at Crooked Fork Creek temperatures are generally in the 80's; the night is a bit cooler of course, | |
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regularly in the 60's. For the period of the winter the highs are typically in the 40's, and night lows through the winter for Crooked Fork Creek tend to be in the 20's. A trip to Obed Wild & Scenic River is recommended.
The high level of rainfall makes Crooked Fork Creek a reasonably wet place; all through the month of March you get the most rain around here, and the driest month of the year is October.
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Crooked Fork Creek, US 27 to Potter's Falls road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.
QUICK STATS
AW Class:
IV-V
Length:
2
miles
Average Gradient: 60 fpm
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Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.0825
Longitude: -84.55556
Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.07666
Longitude: -84.57445
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Paddler input for Crooked Fork Creek, Tennessee:
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Current weather conditions at Crooked Fork Creek, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Tennessee
Local climate location: ALLARDT 8 miles away
      
RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS
There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.
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Best Western Harriman Inn, Harriman
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9 miles away
This charming Harriman, Tennessee hotel offers a complimentary continental breakfast each morning. Discover the friendly, helpful staff at the Best Western Harriman Inn, winner of the Excellent House...
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Quality Inn Harriman, Harriman
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10 miles away
Quality Inn is newly renovated and is centrally located to Crossville. Knoxville, Spring City and Oak Ridge. The hotel features a free daily deluxe continental breakfast featuring fresh hot waffles & ...
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Rodeway Inn & Suites Harriman, Harriman
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10 miles away
This newly renovated 2008 Econo Lodge hotel is centrally located near several lakes. They are near many points of interest like the Frozen Head State Park, Watts Bar Lake and University of Tennessee. ...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Harriman, Tennessee
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Harriman, Tennessee, the metro area neareast to Crooked Fork Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Crooked Fork Creek. |
| | Whitewater Near Crooked Fork Creek:
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Crooked Fork Creek, Morgan
County
, 2 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.2 miles long (Potter's Falls to Camp Austin) |
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Emory River, Morgan
County
, 4 miles away, Class II-IV - 6.5 miles long (Coal loading facility at base of Ligias Ridge to Gobey Bridge) |
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Obed River, Cumberland/ Morgan
County
, 5 miles away, Class I-III - 7 miles long (Nemo to Oakdale) |
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Emory River, Morgan
County
, 5 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (Emory River Canyon - Highway 62 to Nemo) |
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Emory River, Morgan
County
, 5 miles away, Class II-IV - 21.2 miles long (Gobey Bridge to Oakdale) |
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Island Creek, Morgan
County
, 7 miles away, Class III-IV+ - 2 miles long (Catoosa Bridge to Emory River) |
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Clear Creek, Morgan
County
, 9 miles away, Class II-IV - 7.5 miles long (Lilly to Nemo) |
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Crab Orchard Creek, Morgan
County
, 9 miles away, Class II-IV - 13.5 miles long (Flat Rock Ford to Oakdale) |
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Little Emory River, Morgan
County
, 9 miles away, Class II-III - 4 miles long (Ford Close to Right Fork to Kring Hollow Road) |
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Island Creek, Morgan
County
, 9 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Catoosa Road to Catoosa Bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Crooked Fork Creek:
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Best Western Harriman Inn, Harriman
, 9 miles away |
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Quality Inn Harriman, Harriman
, 10 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn & Suites Harriman, Harriman
, 10 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites HARRIMAN, Harriman
, 10 miles away |
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Kingston Knights Inn, Kingston
, 12 miles away |
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