Watauga River access points and trip distances, Tennessee
8 access points (8 public) along 31.8 river miles of the Watauga 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.
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.