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Duck River access points and trip distances, Tennessee

15 access points (15 public) along 253.3 river miles of the Duck 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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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Boat ramp near Morton Lake
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35.49112, -86.10430 45.1
45.1Shelbyville City Park
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35.47907, -86.46261 35.1
80.3Henry Horton Canoe / Kayak Ramp
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35.59184, -86.68938 7.9
88.1Lillard's Mill
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35.58551, -86.78680 14.0
102.1Carpenter Bridge Access
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35.61825, -86.86645 8.3
110.4Sowell Mill Pk
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35.57089, -86.87177 5.6
115.9Howard Bridge Road Access
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35.57261, -86.92211 13.9
129.8Iron Bridge Access
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35.61191, -87.00281 3.4
133.2Riverside Access Area
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35.61841, -87.02521 8.1
141.3Chickasaw Trace Park
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35.66282, -87.09318 11.0
152.3Williamsport Bridge
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35.69491, -87.22081 40.7
193.0Centerville Park Ramp
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35.78484, -87.46120 35.8
228.8Boat ramp (west ramp)
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35.83573, -87.71348 10.4
239.2Hurricane Mills
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35.93182, -87.74744 14.2
253.3Duck River Mile 11.5 R (Cold Branch)
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36.04501, -87.85491 end

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. 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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