kayakmag
February 11th, 2010, 17:39
The times I?ve paddled the Cumberland River have been a lot of fun. So far my only experience is with a small section of it. I put in immediately below the dam. Good ramp to simply unload to the side, out of the other boaters way, great parking for your vehicle with lights if you need to retrieve it after dark. The river itself can vary greatly depending on how much water is being released. Here is the link that I check you may find it useful.
http://lakeinfo.tva.gov/htbin/lakein...bmit=View+info
Today is 1-20-10 and the cfs 10,840 with two generators running. That?s more than I?m willing to jump into myself. But, hey I?m a fan of gentle or mildly swift rivers. (Emphasis on mild)
Here is another link I like. Scroll to the bottom of the page for other put in & take out points. http://fw.ky.gov/app1/WaterBodyDetai...&atype=*&CID=*
The Rockhouse (Creelsboro Arch) is a must see! It?s a rough place to take out because you must carry your boat into / under the arch and up a shoulder high elevation with only a couple of crude rock steps to do it on.
Here is some float mileages for the area I have tried.
http://fw.ky.gov/floatingmileages.as...vPath=C101C638
Some of my trips on Cumberland there was very little water being released so it was a really good workout. Other times I have started out with very little current and it quickly picked up pace as they must have opened the release when needed. There are times when all you need to do is steer and enjoy the ride. But that can end suddenly if the water is cut back. It?s always interesting, always different.
One of the interesting things I observed last summer was a truck with a 15ft boat trailer drive forward into the middle of the river. (Not back down the ramp, but drive forward down a ramp into the middle of the river) He made a quick efficient u-turn in the middle of the river and his buddy then quickly drove their fishing boat onto the trailer. After it was all done, which only took seconds, they were driving up the ramp leaving. We stopped to laugh about what we witnessed and stretch out legs. Then? the river rose quickly. Real quick! It was only a couple of minutes before the water level would have taken that truck and trailer for a ride if they had tried to enter the water like it just did. I realized these men had more knowledge than I could dream of having about this river. I?m sure they knew how that river bottom laid for the u-turn and that the water was changing / rising.
http://lakeinfo.tva.gov/htbin/lakein...bmit=View+info
Today is 1-20-10 and the cfs 10,840 with two generators running. That?s more than I?m willing to jump into myself. But, hey I?m a fan of gentle or mildly swift rivers. (Emphasis on mild)
Here is another link I like. Scroll to the bottom of the page for other put in & take out points. http://fw.ky.gov/app1/WaterBodyDetai...&atype=*&CID=*
The Rockhouse (Creelsboro Arch) is a must see! It?s a rough place to take out because you must carry your boat into / under the arch and up a shoulder high elevation with only a couple of crude rock steps to do it on.
Here is some float mileages for the area I have tried.
http://fw.ky.gov/floatingmileages.as...vPath=C101C638
Some of my trips on Cumberland there was very little water being released so it was a really good workout. Other times I have started out with very little current and it quickly picked up pace as they must have opened the release when needed. There are times when all you need to do is steer and enjoy the ride. But that can end suddenly if the water is cut back. It?s always interesting, always different.
One of the interesting things I observed last summer was a truck with a 15ft boat trailer drive forward into the middle of the river. (Not back down the ramp, but drive forward down a ramp into the middle of the river) He made a quick efficient u-turn in the middle of the river and his buddy then quickly drove their fishing boat onto the trailer. After it was all done, which only took seconds, they were driving up the ramp leaving. We stopped to laugh about what we witnessed and stretch out legs. Then? the river rose quickly. Real quick! It was only a couple of minutes before the water level would have taken that truck and trailer for a ride if they had tried to enter the water like it just did. I realized these men had more knowledge than I could dream of having about this river. I?m sure they knew how that river bottom laid for the u-turn and that the water was changing / rising.