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Little Tennessee River (Above Fontana)


Stretch: Needmore Rd to US-74
Difficulty: Class I to II (III)
Distance: 8.35 miles (including up to 1.9 miles of lake pending lake level)
Flows: 1,000 to ?,000 cfs. See the USGS gauge gauge.
Gradient: 17 fpm average
Put-in: Access on Needmore Rd near Rattlesnake Creek
Take-out: US-74 Bridge
Shuttle: 7.6 miles (15 minutes one way)
Season: Fall, Winter, and Spring from rain
Written: © 2019

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