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Elk River access points and trip distances, Tennessee

15 access points (15 public) along 134.2 river miles of the Elk 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)
0.0Dabb's Ford Bridge
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35.31844, -85.98114 1.0
1.0Clark Hill Boat Ramp
About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line.
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35.31585, -85.99488 11.9
12.9Estill Springs Park
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35.26121, -86.11980 0.2
13.2Boat ramp near Taylor Creek
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35.25927, -86.12218 1.2
14.4Rock Creek Boat Ramp
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35.25221, -86.14220 6.5
20.9Devil's Step Boat Ramp
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35.20201, -86.16430 4.9
25.9Woodland Point Boat Ramp
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About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line.
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35.22304, -86.22250 20.1
46.0Old Dam Ford
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35.12416, -86.33230 13.7
59.7Dickey Bridge
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35.13929, -86.44828 1.9
61.6Stump Shoals
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35.14006, -86.47564 6.6
68.2Chenault Ford
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35.14981, -86.51127 7.5
75.7Boat ramp near Norris Creek
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35.14052, -86.57197 40.6
116.4Matt Gardner Elk River Access Area
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35.04672, -86.88817 11.7
128.1Veto Access Area
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35.01351, -86.99528 6.1
134.2Maples Bridge Boat Ramp
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34.96758, -87.01820 end
Data notes: 2 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. 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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