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	Big South Fork of the Cumberland River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Confluence of the New River and the Clear Fork River in Scott County, Tennessee.
		The Big South Fork is formed by the confluence of the New River and the Clear Fork River at the southern end of the Big South Fork National Recreation Area near an oil field developed by petroleum interests.
		The balance of the stream course prior to its confluence with the Cumberland River downstream of the National Recreation Area is in Daniel Boone National Forest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Big_South_Fork_of_the_Cumberland_River (312 words)

	Whitewater Rafting, Canoeing and Instruction with Sheltowee Trace Outfitters in South-Central Kentucky on the ...
		This river, located on the Kentucky-Tennessee Border, is the center-piece of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BSFNRRA).
		Cumberland Falls State Resort Park located on the banks of the Cumberland River.
		The Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River is located near Breaks Interstate Park on the Kentucky-Virginia border.
	www.ky-rafting.com /rivers.htm (463 words)

	KY: Kentucky Dept Fish and Wildlife -
		Nature sliced huge chunks of sandstone from the rim of the Cumberland Plateau through the ages, leaving tumbled boulders resembling jagged rows of sharks’ teeth lining the bank of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.
		Big South Fork in McCreary County has both beauty and the beasts: 6-pound smallmouth bass, muskellunge more than three feet long, stripers that straighten hooks and double digit walleye.
		An example of the size of fish found in Big South Fork is the 21½-inch, 6-pound smallmouth that Noel King caught on April 4, 2003.
	fw.ky.gov /springmag04a.asp (1461 words)

	Water Details :: Take Me Fishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River is a major drainage feature of the Cumberland Plateau, a major tributary of the Cumberland River system, a world-class whitewater canoeing and kayaking stream, and the major feature of a National Recreation Area bearing its name.
		The Big South Form is formed by the confluence of the New River and the Clear Fork River at the southern end of the Big South Fork National Recreation Area near an oil field developed by petroleum interests.
		One of the minor tributaries of the Big South Fork in McCreary County is Troublesome Creek, which was known at one time for a small population of people whose appearance was bluish.
	www.takemefishing.org /detailwater.aspx?id=426213 (268 words)

	Sherpa Guides \| Tennessee \| The Tennessee Mountains \| Upper Cumberland Plateau \| Big South Fork National River and ...
		Its present size is approximately 115,000 acres, and it encompasses almost all of the drainage area of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.
		In the 1930s, a narrow rapids in the Kentucky part of the Big South Fork known as Devil's Jump was considered by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as the site for construction of the tallest dam east of the Rockies.
		The Big South Fork Scenic Railway is an open-air excursion train that travels to Blue Heron from Stearns on the original KandT Railroad line Wednesday through Sunday from May through October, with additional trains running in late April and during the October fall foliage season.
	sherpaguides.com /tennessee/upper_cumberland_plateau/big_south_fork_nra.html (10416 words)

	Blue Ridge Country
		Long recognized as an ideal location for such outdoor recreation as horseback riding, hiking and whitewater rafting and canoeing, the Big South Fork region of the Cumberland Plateau attracted the interests of preservationists in the late 1960s.
		Only the Tennessee and Kentucky portion of the tableland where the Big South Fork NRRA lies is called the Cumberland Plateau; to the north, where mountains still stand on the tableland, it's called the Alleghenies.
		These rivers deposited countless tons of gravel and soil and sand in the region that was to become the plateau.
	www.blueridgecountry.com /sfork/sfork.html (2431 words)

	From the River Bottom up: Restoring Mussels in the Big South Fork River
		The park contains 90 free-flowing miles of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries that wend through rugged gorges and forested plateaus that provide habitat for a wide range of plants and animals.
		Near the Big South Fork, mining companies are also loosely interpreting the practice of "remining," which allows mining to take place in an abandoned area as long as it is reclaimed afterwards.
		Many agree that the Big South Fork is healthier than ever and that mussel species have been expanding their territory, even without the propagation project.
	www.npca.org /magazine/2004/fall/mussels.html (1686 words)

	Big South Fork
		The terrain is the rugged, mountainous forestland of the Cumberland Plateau.
		The Big South Fork River is rated one of the 10 best whitewater rivers in the U.S. Some rapids, such as Angel Falls and Devils Jump, should always be portaged.
		The Honey Creek area is in the south part of the Big South Fork.
	www.backpackcamp.com /BigSouth.html (938 words)

	IMBA News: MTB News Wire: Grand opening -- New mountain-bike route brings 'time-share' trails to Big South Fork (July ...
		The area was established in part to protect the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries, which provide some of the finest whitewater boating in the Southeast.
		Big South Fork is one of the few areas managed by the National Park Service that permit mountain biking.
		One of the pleasures of mountain biking in the Big South Fork is experiencing the change in scenery as you travel from the top of the plateau to the moist, cool environs below the bluff line.
	www.imba.com /news/mtb_news_wire/07_09_06_bsfnp.html (862 words)

	Big South Fork Endurance Ride
		You are invited to the fifth annual endurance ride held at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
		The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area was created by an act of congress in 1974.
		Prior to the creation of the park, this part of the Cumberland Plateau was used for farming, logging and mining.
	www.endurance.net /multiday/bigsouthfork.html (1666 words)

	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
		Mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
		The free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries pass through 90 miles of scenic gorges and valleys.
		Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area was designated on March 7, 1974.
	www.pickatrail.com /sun/b/america/information/big_south_fork.html (438 words)

	February 2002 - Big South Fork National River And Recreation Area
		The centerpiece of the park is the Big South Fork River with 90 miles of free-flowing, navigable water through gorges and valleys.
		The seven miles upstream from Leatherwood Ford on the Big South Fork to its confluence with the New River contain the greatest concentration of rapids in the gorge and trails lead to outstanding river views in the hardwood forests.
		In the remote western region of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area are a sandstone double archway known as the Twin Arches.
	www.hikewithyourdog.com /ParksoftheMonth/Feb2002.html (864 words)

	Fact Sheets > Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, Kentucky and Tennessee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with its experience in managing river basins, was charged with land acquisition, planning and development of facilities.
		Big South Fork encompasses approximately 125,000 acres of both rugged forested gorge and adjacent forested plateaus.
		A wide variety of recreational uses are promoted at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
	www.fact-sheets.com /travel/national-parks/big_south (508 words)

	Big South Fork River Description
		The river maintains a similar character at this level, with waves reaching 6 feet in heights.
		Above 10,000 CFS there is a river wide hole between the EL and the Honey Creek Rapids, caution is advised.
		The Big Three is a mile-long Class V with continuous 10 - 15 foot erratic (reactionary) waves terminating in a river-wide hole at Honey Creek Rapid.
	www.keelhauler.org /khcc/BSF.htm (745 words)

	BIG SOUTH FORK National River and Recreation Area Information
		The Big South Fork National Recreation Area make a fine alternative to the Smokies, and it is always much less crowded.
		There are 100's of miles of horse trails available throughout the Big South Fork.
		A favorite among paddlers is that section of the river, lying on the Big South Fork between Burnt Mill Bridge on the Clear Fork and the Leatherwood Ford Bridge, known as the Gorge.
	www.knoxville-tn.com /bigsouth.html (1223 words)

	Pointeview Lodge - Perfect for Business and Family Meetings.
		The key to understanding this park of 123,000 acres in the Cumberland Plateau is in its sandstone geology, and in its water.
		With all of the years of natural erosion, the seasons have left the Big South Fork a land of plateaus cut by tributaries that lead to the gorge.
		The historic Big South Fork Train in Stearns, KY is a delightful way to experience the area-plan on a three hour trip through some very beautiful country (1-800-462-5664).
	www.pointeview.com /html/attractions.html (1059 words)

	Upper Cumberland River - KY
		This past week we ran it, the river was running quite high at about 2000 CFS due to rain the Monday Tuesday before Memorial weekend to beat the crowds.
		The river was quite a bit murkier and you could see that they must have had a good size flood since the last time we were there with a lot of downed trees and debris all over the place.
		Two days after we ran the river we met another couple who were on the trip but wrecked their canoe and a couple before them wrecked their canoe.
	www.paddling.net /places/showReport.html?1411 (1209 words)

	Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area - Books - US-Parks.com
		Folklife along the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River records the history, lore, and lifeways of people who once occupied the land that became the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
		Hiking the Big South Fork combines natural history with folk culture and legend to provide an interpretive guide to the trails of this relatively new National Park Service area.
		Sheltowee, meaning Big Turtle, was the name given to Boone when he was adopted into the Shawnee tribe as the son of the great war chief, Blackfish.
	www.us-parks.com /big_south/books.html (1331 words)

	GORP - Cumberland by Canoe - Big South Fork (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		One of the most popular canoe camping runs in the southeastern United States, the Big South Fork winds through the wooded bluffs and ridges of the southern portion of the Daniel Boone National Forest.
		An exceptionally beautiful river flowing swiftly below stately exposed rock pinnacles, the Big South Fork is dotted with huge boulders midstream and along the banks, and padded along either side by steep hillsides of hardwoods and evergreens.
		Below "Devil's Jump," the Big South Fork widens to an average of 115 to 150 feet and settles down conspicuously with fewer rapids in evidence.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/menasha/pad_cum6.htm (846 words)

	Lake Cumberland Directory - RECREATION & SPORTS - PARKS
		Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area - The free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries pass through 90 miles of scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide range of natural and historic features.
		Big South Fork Scenic Railway - Railway operates over scenic mining track in the historic gorge.
		Lake Cumberland State Park - Lake Cumberland State Resort Park is one of the finest fishing and pleasure boating areas in the Eastern United States.
	www.lakecumberland.com /directory/ix_recreation_parks.shtml (401 words)

	Big South Fork
		At the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, NPCA is working to deter a resurgence in steep slope coal mining, which devastated the area decades ago.
		The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO) encompasses 125,000 acres in the heart of the Cumberland Plateau and is threatened by a resurgence of mining in the New River watershed.
		The value of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River has been recognized at both the state and federal levels.
	www.npca.org /southeast/fieldreport/fall05/big_south_fork.html (641 words)

	KY: Kentucky Dept Fish and Wildlife -
		The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) plans to stock the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River on Friday, June 24 with approximately 15,000 white bass fingerlings 1.5 to 3.5 inches long.
		The fingerling white bass were stocked at both Noe’s Dock on the upper Cumberland River and at Alum Ford on the Big South Fork.
		At Barren River Lake, the 24 percent of the white bass that were one year old in 2004 came from stockings.
	fw.ky.gov /062305a.asp (285 words)

	Big South Fork National Park Information - Big South Fork Park Tennessee
		The Big South Fork is the gateway to the natural wonders of the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area.
		It is deeply gorge carved by the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.
		The Big South Fork River is rated one of the 10 best whitewater rivers in the U.S. There are 150 miles of marked hiking trails in the Big South Fork.
	www.bigsouthforkinfo.com /attractions.shtml (540 words)

	KnoxNews: Travel
		We were on Grand Gap Loop, a seven-mile trail in the heart of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area that will open to mountain bikers on July 17, under an experimental plan that allows mountain biking and hiking on weekdays, and only hiking on weekends.
		Testing out Big South Fork’s new Grand Gap Loop mountain-bike trail are, front to back, park botanist BryanWender, local rider Kevin Sexton and Joe Cross, president and founder of Big South Fork Bicycle Club.
		The seven-mile, single-track trail opens July 17 to mountain bikers as part of the new generalmanagement plan for the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
	www.knoxnews.com /kns/travel/article/0,1406,KNS_336_4826194,00.html (955 words)

	Upper Cumberland Tourism Association
		The Upper Cumberland Region of Tennessee is blessed with an abundance of public lands and waters.
		Center Hill Dam is on the Caney Fork River.
		This drive follows the Cumberland River as it winds through the valley before the climb to Red Boiling Springs.
	www.uppercumberland.org /outdoors.htm (1300 words)

	Knoxville TN - Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
		The Big South Fork National Recreation Area make a fine alternative to the Smokies, and it is always much less crowed.
		The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is located in a humid climatic region, typified by mild winters and moist warm to hot summers.
		Hiking the Big South Fork, over 150 miles of hiking trails with plenty of loops or one ways options, as well over 150 miles of horse trails.
	www.relo-info.com /bigsouth.html (1231 words)

	Big South Fork Gorge of the Cumberland River (Tennessee): Burnt Mill Bridge to Leatherwood Ford \| Kentucky Whitewater ...
		Preview: The Big South Fork Gorge is part of the headwaters of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.
		Consisting of almost continuous Class III (and IV?) whitewater, the run begins on the Clear Fork (which combines with New River of Tennessee to form the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River) about 12 miles southwest of Oneida and ends at Leatherwood Ford, west of Oneida.
		Big South Fork Gorge of the Cumberland River (Tennessee): Burnt Mill Bridge to Leatherwood Ford Topo Map
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=CGD001-042 (214 words)

	Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area - Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area (U.S. National ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Encompassing 125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area protects the free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries.
		Cumberland sandwort is one of several species of threatened and endangered plants found throughout Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
		Cumberland sandwort only grows in the dry sandy soils of certain rockshelters found in and around Big South Fork.
	www.nps.gov /biso (300 words)

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