Water
Quality (1 bad 3 good)
Scenery (1 bad 3 good) 
This picture and all the pictures
on this page provided by Mike "Louie" Lewis
FR 44 to Bullet Creek
Class V
Intel:
Length 1/2 mile long
Shuttle short! 2 miles
Avg. Gradient 700 fpm
Max Gradient 700 fpm
Paddler's Gage
Tellico 3.5 ft or higher
Internet Gage:
Please see our flowpage
First Drop of the
run...........................................
History :
It was first attempted by Matt "Badfish" who shook his
head and hiked out
Later it was cleaned up Mike" Louie" Lewis (OC-1) and
Keith Clark (OC-1)
Overall:
Yellow falls straight off Starr Mountain and is manky
with tight congested moves.
Its on the edge of what is considered runnable by most.
This run is a hike and huck.
but the rhododendron will leave you worn out from
portaging through the thick
undergrowth BUT now that you have been warned its has
some memorable drops and is
more fun than its neighbor over at Bullet Creek on the
same mountain and they come
to the same confluence. And contrary to another website
this creek is very doable.
75% of all the rapids are runnable. The next nice thing
is that 300 yards straight
up is the road in case you need to pull the pin and call
it a day.
Put-in..................................................................................................
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The beginning section............
"The picture with the big tree is one of the longest on
the river and would be great if it wasn't for that big
dam* tree".
One of the slot
moves....................
Keith Clark running the
drop...............................
This is an intense run due to being 700 fpm, there are
still some rapids to run if
the wood is removed and with portages getting wired this
run could have laps due to
its short shuttle.
The first drop is a 10 ft spout that is clean with a
manky approach. There is also
a slide drop that is fun. Most of the others are manky
approaches to the next eddy
or portage. The one to come and paddle is Yellow Creek
Falls. It's a 20 ft cascade
and not a true waterfall. Its a move that is like no
other, hit it with a 9 o'clock
angle of attack, this sets you up for the little pool
above the undercut. Float and
go for this drop.
Keith Clark running another
drop.................
20 ft cascade into the
undercut.................
From here there is more mank until you come to a 14
footer. Its fluffy and a easy
landing. The locals call it the bluehole...so you get
the idea.
From here you hit Bullet Creek ,and it turns into hard
Class III due to the trees
that could come into play.
Keith Clark running another
one................
