Timber Rattler
Henderson Creek - Liberty Hill Rd to Laurel-Snow Parking lot (TN)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Some good boogie leads you into Timber Rattler, a large and complex rapid with the crux and consequences at the bottom There is a jumble of boulders in the center that routes a split, reconverging for the final 5 foot boof into a boxed in, spanky hole. Either side can be run, but check for wood. At flows required for a Henderson run, this rapid edges into class 5, especially with solid Henderson flows.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
Put in
Portage
IV
Class 4 Portage
Rapid
Lowery Creek
Hazard
Sieve Portage
Waterfall
III+
Blind Ledge
Waterfall
IV
Blind Slide
Waterfall
V
Spinal Adjuster
Hazard
IV
Boogie currently with log
Rapid
IV+
Ferry Left, Definition of "boof"
Waterfall
V+
Spoonman
Waterfall
V+
Firescape
Rapid
IV+
Triple Drop
Rapid
Polebridge Creek
Rapid
IV+
Triple Bridge
Rapid
Laurel Creek
Hazard
IV
Dayton Reservoir
Hazard
IV+
Left Down Hut
Rapid
Morgan Creek
Rapid
IV+
Weirdo
Rapid
Takeout
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Liberty Hill Rd to Laurel-Snow Parking lot
Henderson Creek
V
6.8 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater