Nickajack Creek, like all fall-line streams, drops over punctuated drops and rock ledges. Unfortunately, the water quality is poor and the everpresent streamside sewer line occasionally overflows. In recent years, the increasing encroachment of metro Atlanta has paved much of the watershed. For boaters this has a remarkable benefit of producing floatable water levels immediately after big thunderstorms. Unlike
Sweetwater Creek, this little stream does not crash through big formidable waterfalls, but the rapids are entertaining. There are some problematic strainers.