I wanted a place to keep short beta bits on whitewater runs, so here it is.
The beta comes from both my own experiences and from friends on social media.
Sipsey level minimum
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Just saw a post on FB saying the minimum for Sipsey is 4 feet. Saving for future reference.
From Lesley S. : it's a 30 min shuttle. The put in and takeout are roadside. The put in is different from what's in Kirk's book. We used a different put in yesterday. Paved and gravel roads all the way. 27 to Payne Lane in Dayton TN, then stay right to merge onto Back Valley Road, then left onto Evensville Mountain Road, then turn right onto Wash Peffrey Road. Then put on at the bridge. Coordinates 35.623070, -84.969270. There's an obvious stout hole and undercut at Hungry Jack rapid. It's easy to scout and walk. There are also trees down here and there, so catch eddies and look before you leap. From Papabear A. 1) the put in is easy to find Go past the Gauge and up the hill , turn left afyer the stinging creek falls access. Its a dirt road keep following it to your left always, follow your nose to the 2nd bridge , thats the put in on moccasin creek. which you can google map but you want the dirt road soneone gated the paved road. After the con...
At 1.5 ft. (1 ft. when we took out) this was class II with a lot of flatwater at the end. 2.5 ft. was nice, I suppose a medium flow. 4.5 ft (3.5 when we took out) was awesome. Big long wave trains with no eddies. A swim would be a bit of an adventure. Three rapids of note. Rob Roy is not far down the run, scout it for wood. Waterfall is named for a small waterfall on river left at the top, there is a rock splitting the current below, go right, be aware of an FU rock in the runout, boogie after. Trestle is the third, when you see the trestle river left kind of aim for it and go through the boogie water.
As of March 2021, locals are saying the new minimum for Lower Big Creek is 3 ft. Dave MC says that he is hearing the gauge has changed by a foot, so that the new 4 ft. is the old 3 ft. https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/1038/main
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