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SHUTTLE: From Robbinsville, drive north on US 129 and turn left onto CR 1116. At the next intersection, turn right onto CR 1127. Turn left at CR 1115 and continue to CR 1120. Go right on CR 1120 to the dead end. This is known as Junction. Take out at the first bridge over the creek downstream of Junction.

GAUGE: None. This is runnable only after extended rainfall.

class: II–III

length: 8.5 mi.

time: 3 hrs.

gauge: Visual

level: n/a

permits: No

gradient: 42

scenery: A–B

FIRST BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM OF JUNCTION TO CR 1127 BRIDGE

DESCRIPTION: There are no difficulties. Watch out for the 3-foot lowhead dam on the lower part of this section.

SHUTTLE: See Section A for the put-in. The takeout is located at the first bridge over the creek on CR 1127, just past CR 1116.

GAUGE: None. This is runnable only after extended rainfall.

CHEOAH RIVER

The Cheoah River is normally a dry streambed that runs from Santeetlah Dam to the Little Tennessee River, It enters the Little Tennessee within spitting distance of the Cheoah Dam. The TVA pipes water from Santeetlah Lake into the Little Tennessee/Lake Cheoah inundation for the obvious reasons, leaving the resultant dry stream-bed. The Cheoah below Santeetlah Lake is just west of the Cheoah Mountains in southwestern North Carolina. The river generally runs only after extended rainfall. If the lake is spilling over the dam, there may be more water on the last 2 miles than most paddlers want. As of September 2005, there will be water releases to allow for 16 to 18 days of boatable flows. Most of the run can be seen from US 129 north of Robbinsville.