Tennessee Viking
09-21-2007, 16:50
One of my hiking groups just did a water quality check from Indian Grave Gap to Nolichucky.
Here is the water report <going south from IGG):
There are two on trail sources prior to Curley Maple
1st- seasonal spring, rather low & stagnent
2nd- official piped source, just barely flowing
Curley Maple Shelter-flowing pretty well, but still low due to the drought
The cascades along trail from Curley Maple to the valley bottom were flowing.
A number of crossings of Jones Branch were flowing pretty well. But the creek beds got lower closer to the Nolichucky.
Even the Nolichucky was only flowing half its capacity.
As for the quality reports, the lower elevations had higher pH's (expected), everyone still needs to filter or treat trail water.
Here is the water report <going south from IGG):
There are two on trail sources prior to Curley Maple
1st- seasonal spring, rather low & stagnent
2nd- official piped source, just barely flowing
Curley Maple Shelter-flowing pretty well, but still low due to the drought
The cascades along trail from Curley Maple to the valley bottom were flowing.
A number of crossings of Jones Branch were flowing pretty well. But the creek beds got lower closer to the Nolichucky.
Even the Nolichucky was only flowing half its capacity.
As for the quality reports, the lower elevations had higher pH's (expected), everyone still needs to filter or treat trail water.