Ocoee River

TN • US

The Ocoee River (its Georgia headwaters are called the Toccoa) carves a
rocky gorge through the Cherokee National Forest of southeast Tennessee
and is one of the most-rafted whitewater rivers in the United States. Flow
is controlled entirely by TVA dam releases. The Middle Ocoee — below
Ocoee Dam No. 2 — is the classic continuous Class III-IV commercial run;
the Upper Ocoee, below Dam No. 3, hosted the 1996 Atlanta Olympic
whitewater slalom and is a stouter Class IV-V on its scheduled release
days. Both runs share the US-64 corridor.

93.0 mi total 2 sections 4 access points 0 camps 17 rapids

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Click any point for details. Sections without stored geometry are drawn as straight put-in → take-out lines — actual courses follow the river.

Sections (2)

Upper Ocoee (Olympic Section)

● Ocoee Dam No. 3 (Upper Put-in) → ● Ocoee Dam No. 2 (Middle Put-in)

5.0 mi 🌊 7 📊 Ocoee River at No.3 Dam Site near Ducktown

Class IV-V

Middle Ocoee

● Ocoee Dam No. 2 (Middle Put-in) → ● Ocoee No. 2 Powerhouse Take-out

5.0 mi 🌊 10 📊 Ocoee River at No.3 Dam Site near Ducktown

Class III-IV