Clinch River access points and trip distances, Tennessee

22 access points (22 public) along 184.1 river miles of the Clinch River in Tennessee. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Clinch Port Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.67592, -82.74246	10.7
10.7	State Line Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.59922, -82.88020	27.0
37.8	Sneedville Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.50494, -83.24115	24.0
61.8	Highway 25E Bridge Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.40117, -83.46049	1.0
62.8	Hwy 25-2 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.39031, -83.45028	3.6
66.4	Beech Grove (Winter Access Only) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.36801, -83.46374	14.7
81.1	Greenwelch Hollow Access Area About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.35466, -83.60007	34.6
115.7	Anderson County Park About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.29296, -84.03117	9.9
125.6	Miller Island Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.20430, -84.08868	0.0
125.6	Miller Island SFA Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.20385, -84.08825	3.5
129.1	Peach Orchard Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.19133, -84.12008	6.9
135.9	Highway 61 Bridge About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.12422, -84.11310	2.4
138.3	Dismal Bluff Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.09409, -84.09264	4.9
143.2	Clinton Lakefront Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.09564, -84.13385	4.9
148.1	Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.06478, -84.17469	0.6
148.7	Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.06886, -84.18400	2.7
151.4	Boat ramp near Braden Branch (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.03773, -84.19615	0.3
151.8	Boat ramp near Braden Branch (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.03386, -84.19293	11.8
163.6	Boat ramp near McCoy Branch (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.95217, -84.23573	0.8
164.4	Boat ramp near McCoy Branch (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.94902, -84.23897	12.5
176.9	Melton Hill Dam (Downstream) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.88780, -84.32299	7.2
184.1	Gallaher Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.90725, -84.39457	end

Data notes: 3 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), TWRA Boat Launch Sites, Virginia DWR Boating Access. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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