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Jones Creek


Stretch: Highway 71 to Guntersville Lake
Difficulty: Class V to V+
Distance: 5.8 miles (plus 2.45 miles on the lake)
Flows: Look for Town Creek to be 300-1,500 cfs or so. Check with locals.
Gradient: 125 fpm average (From Nasty Falls to Ricochet is 254 fpm, note the Hair of the Dog section is much steeper than the rest of the steeper section)
Put-in: Highway 71 bridge
Take-out: Utility near Boy Scout Camp Entrance
Shuttle: 10.7 miles (15 minutes one-way)
Season: Winter/Spring from rain
Written: © 2017
Featured in Video A Wet State #127

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