Tennessee · Monroe Co.
Citico Creek
🌿 Wilderness
Monroe Co. · 17 mi · Class Riffles
Optimal: 30–180 CFS · USGS #03518400
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Loading…Avg flow: 75 cfsHist. median: 68 cfsUSGS #03518400
Citico Creek Wilderness · Cherokee National Forest · Native Brook Trout Stream
Citico Creek flows through the Citico Creek Wilderness in the Cherokee National Forest — one of the wildest and least-visited brook trout streams in the eastern United States. Native Southern Appalachian brook trout dominate the upper reaches above the impassable falls, with rainbow trout below. The creek's headwaters share the Unicoi crest with the Slickrock Creek wilderness on the North Carolina side, forming one of the largest contiguous brook trout strongholds remaining in the southeastern Appalachians.
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