Jacks Fork RiverThe Definitive Guide

Part Five

The Stretch Guide


The river from Low Water to the Current in twenty-eight stretches, in downstream order. Open one and click your way down the river. The prongs above Low Water are covered in Reach A and Reach B.

Start at Low Water →

Reach C. Low Water to Steel Bridge

Low Water and Chimney RockStretch 1 Low Water and Chimney Rockmiles 0–1¾ Cold SpringsStretch 2 Cold Springsmiles 1¾–4¼ White BluffStretch 3 White Bluffmiles 4¼–6 Buck Hollow and Steel BridgeStretch 4 Buck Hollow and Steel Bridgemiles 6–7½

Reach D. Steel Bridge to Muck Forty

McCubbin HollowStretch 5 McCubbin Hollowmiles 7½–9¼ The Blue Spring HorseshoeStretch 6 The Blue Spring Horseshoemiles 9¼–11¼

Reach E. Muck Forty to Rymers

Jam UpStretch 7 Jam Upmiles 11¼–13¼ Blowing SpringStretch 8 Blowing Springmiles 13¼–14¾ Ebb and Flow SpringStretch 9 Ebb and Flow Springmiles 14¾–16¼ Rymers and Low Gap BluffStretch 10 Rymers and Low Gap Bluffmiles 16¼–18¼

Reach F. Rymers to Bay Creek

Sycamore HollowStretch 11 Sycamore Hollowmiles 18¼–20 Calhoun BottomStretch 12 Calhoun Bottommiles 20–21¼ Chalk Bluff and Leatherwood CreekStretch 13 Chalk Bluff and Leatherwood Creekmiles 21¼–22¾ Bee BluffStretch 14 Bee Bluffmiles 22¾–24½ Bay CreekStretch 15 Bay Creekmiles 24½–26¼

Reach G. Bay Creek to Alley

Island BranchStretch 16 Island Branchmiles 26¼–28 Grandma RocksStretch 17 Grandma Rocksmiles 28–29½ Big BendStretch 18 Big Bendmiles 29½–31 Alley SpringStretch 19 Alley Springmiles 31–32¾

Reach H. Alley

Horse HollowStretch 20 Horse Hollowmiles 32¾–34¼

Reach I. Alley to Eminence

Culpepper ChuteStretch 21 Culpepper Chutemiles 34¼–35½ Cane Bluff and Mahans CreekStretch 22 Cane Bluff and Mahans Creekmiles 35½–37¼ EminenceStretch 23 Eminencemiles 37¼–39

Reach J. Eminence to the Mouth

Orchard BayStretch 24 Orchard Baymiles 39–40½ Kell Bluff and Hole-in-the-WallStretch 25 Kell Bluff and Hole-in-the-Wallmiles 40½–42 Jones Bluff and Shawnee CreekStretch 26 Jones Bluff and Shawnee Creekmiles 42–43½ Fursman HoleStretch 27 Fursman Holemiles 43½–45½ Two RiversStretch 28 Two Riversmiles 45½–46¼

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