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Big Lost Creek


Stretch: Lost Creek Campground to Hiwassee River
Difficulty: Class II to IV
Distance: 3.4 miles (plus 0.75 miles on the Hiwassee)
Flows: No gauge, 2” of rain in prior 18 hrs)
Gradient: 240 fpm average for the half mile gorge, 51 fpm after, 14 fpm before
Put-in: Lost Creek Campground at the bridge on Lost Creek Rd
Take-out: Hiwassee River Access in Reliance
Shuttle: 8.5 miles, (25 minutes one-way, half nice dirt road)
Season: Fall, Winter, and Spring from rain
Written: © 2019
Featured in A Wet State #150

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