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The Doe River is a naturally flowing river in northeast Tennessee
Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
 that forms in Carter County
Carter County, Tennessee

Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 56,742. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 58,865....
 near the North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
 line, just south of Roan Mountain State Park
Roan Mountain State Park

Roan Mountain State Park is located in East Tennessee along the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalachian Mountains, this Tennessee state park preserves woodlands near 6,285 foot Roan Mountain ....
.

Doe River flows from the northern slopes of Roan Mountain
Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands)

Roan Mountain is the highpoint of the Roan-Unaka Range of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. The mountain is clad in one of the thickest stands of coniferous forest in the southern Appalachians, the world's largest natural rhododendron garden, and the longest stretch of Appalachian balds in the Appa...
, through Roan Mountain State Park and the center of Roan Mountain, Tennessee
Roan Mountain, Tennessee

Roan Mountain is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Carter County, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,160 at the United States Census, 2000....
, then continues to flow west and is paralleled by U.S. Route 19E. The stream then flows to the east of Fork Mountain; while the Little Doe River
Little Doe River

The Little Doe River is a river located in Carter County, Tennessee. It forms from the confluence of Simerly Creek and Tiger Creek near the community of Tiger Valley, and runs in a northerly direction alongside U.S....
 flows by Fork Mountain to the west.
Hampton and Valley Forge
Pushing through a mountain gap just north of Hampton, Tennessee
Hampton, Tennessee

Hampton is an unincorporated area in Carter County, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. Located a few miles southeast of Elizabethton, Tennessee and northeast of Roan Mountain, Tennessee, Hampton is surrounded on all sides by the Unaka Range....
, the volume of the Doe River is increased by the waters flowing from McCathern Spring.






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The Doe River is a naturally flowing river in northeast Tennessee
Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
 that forms in Carter County
Carter County, Tennessee

Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 56,742. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 58,865....
 near the North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
 line, just south of Roan Mountain State Park
Roan Mountain State Park

Roan Mountain State Park is located in East Tennessee along the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalachian Mountains, this Tennessee state park preserves woodlands near 6,285 foot Roan Mountain ....
.

Hydrography

The Doe River flows from the northern slopes of Roan Mountain
Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands)

Roan Mountain is the highpoint of the Roan-Unaka Range of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. The mountain is clad in one of the thickest stands of coniferous forest in the southern Appalachians, the world's largest natural rhododendron garden, and the longest stretch of Appalachian balds in the Appa...
, through Roan Mountain State Park and the center of Roan Mountain, Tennessee
Roan Mountain, Tennessee

Roan Mountain is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Carter County, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,160 at the United States Census, 2000....
, then continues to flow west and is paralleled by U.S. Route 19E. The stream then flows to the east of Fork Mountain; while the Little Doe River
Little Doe River

The Little Doe River is a river located in Carter County, Tennessee. It forms from the confluence of Simerly Creek and Tiger Creek near the community of Tiger Valley, and runs in a northerly direction alongside U.S....
 flows by Fork Mountain to the west.

Hampton and Valley Forge


Pushing through a mountain gap just north of Hampton, Tennessee
Hampton, Tennessee

Hampton is an unincorporated area in Carter County, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. Located a few miles southeast of Elizabethton, Tennessee and northeast of Roan Mountain, Tennessee, Hampton is surrounded on all sides by the Unaka Range....
, the volume of the Doe River is increased by the waters flowing from McCathern Spring. Below the confluence of both the Doe River and the Little Doe River at Hampton, the Doe River travels roughly in a northern direction through the Valley Forge community, and is rejoined by U.S. Route 19E outside of Elizabethton
Elizabethton, Tennessee

Elizabethton is the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is also the historical site of the first independent Human settlement on American soil and located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original thirteen British colonization of the Americas....
.

Elizabethton


Elizabethton Covered Bridge

Flowing parallel with U.S. Highway 19-E, the Doe River flows underneath two 19-E bridges at the Eat Side community before heading in a northwest angle toward the Elizabethton downtown business district. The Elizabethton Covered Bridge is located in downtown Elizabethton, the county seat of Carter County. Connecting 3rd Street and Hattie Avenue, the historic 1882 covered bridge
Covered bridge

A covered bridge is a bridge, often single-lane, with enclosed sides and a roof. They have typically been wooden, although some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides....
 spans the Doe River is adjacent to a significant city city park and county government area s.

While allowing for pedestrian
Pedestrian

A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. In some communities, those traveling using roller skates, skateboards, and similar devices are also considered to be pedestrians....
 and bicycle
Bicycle

The bicycle, bike, or cycle is a pedal-driven, human-powered transport with two bicycle wheel attached to a bicycle frame, one behind the other....
 transit over the Doe River, the Elizabethton Covered Bridge is now closed to motor vehicle traffic.

The Doe River spills over a weir dam immediately downstream of the historic covered bridge,and then flows underneath two 1928 concrete arch bridges inside of Elizabethton. The first concrete arch bridge is the Elk Avenue Bridge in downtown Elizabethton, and the second concrette arch bridge downstream of the Elizabethton Covered Bridge is locally known as the Broad Street Bridge. The Broad Street Bridge carries traffic along Tennessee State Route 67
Tennessee State Route 67

State Route 67 is a state-maintained highway in East Tennessee, including a four-lane divided highway segments in both Washington County, Tennessee and Carter County, Tennessee, and part of a significant two-lane segment passing over the Butler Bridge some above the Tennessee Valley Authority near Butler, Tennessee in Johnson County, Tennes...
 .

The confluence of the Doe River and the Watauga River is approximately fifteen minutes downstream f rom the Broad Street Bridge.

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Whitewater kayaking and river tubing

Most of the Doe River section running between the Valley Forge put-in (LAT 36.310833 LONG -82.193055) and the take-out just before the Elizabethton confluence is classified on the International Scale of River Difficulty
International Scale of River Difficulty

The International Scale of River Difficulty is a standardized scale used to rate the safety of a stretch of river, or a single rapid. The grade reflects the technical difficulty and skill level required associated with the section of river....
 as Class/Grade I; however there are several brief segments of the Valley Forge-Charity Hill-East Side run that should be approached as Class/Grade II. It takes approximately three hours to float down the Doe River on inner tubes from the Valley Forge put-in to the take-out near the confluence of the Doe River into the Watauga River.

All river tubes and kayaks must portage
Portage

Portage refers to the practice of carrying a canoe or other boat over land to avoid an obstacle on the water route , or between two bodies of water ....
 around the weir
Weir

A weir is a small overflow-type dam commonly used to raise the level of a river or stream. Weirs have traditionally been used to create Water mills in such places....
 dam
Dam

A dam is a barrier that Reservoirs surface water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates, levees, and Dike are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions....
 that is located immediately downstream of the covered bridge in downtown Elizabethton.

Influence of weather

Unlike the Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority

The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, Flood, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression....
 (TVA) regulated flow of the Watauga River
Watauga River

The Watauga River is a large stream of western North Carolina and East Tennessee. It is 60 miles long with its headwaters on the slopes of Grandfather Mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina....
, the water level of the Doe River often fluctuates with changes in rain fall or drought. Another significant difference between the two Carter County rivers is the variation of water temperatures: while the year round water temperature of the Watauga River is approximately 52-53 degrees Fahrenheit, the water temperature of the Doe River will vary along with the ambient air temperature. The Doe River is generally very comfortable for kayaking and river tubing during the summer months.

The Doe River valley is infrequently subject to severe flooding. The Doe River drains from a mountainous region that can be subject to seasonal heavy rains (May-early June) and snow melts, and the Doe River stream course is in many parts quite steep, allowing water levels to rise rapidly along the river banks. The last severe recent flooding of the Doe River occurred overnight from January 7 through January 8, 1998, with the sudden storms bringing down seven inches (178 mm) of rain in twelve hours and causing the deaths of seven people (including Kingsport
Kingsport, Tennessee

Kingsport is a city in Hawkins County, Tennessee and Sullivan County, Tennessee counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The majority of the city lies in Sullivan County....
 rescue worker Carles "Junior" Godsey after his rescue boat overturned in the Doe River flood waters) in the Hampton area. The 1998 Doe River flood created approximately $20 million in Carter County property damages.

Climate of Doe River in Elizabethton, Tennessee
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg °F(°C)
34.0°F 1.1°C
37.4°F 3.0°C
47.2°F 8.4°C
55.2°F 12.9°C
63.4°F 17.4°C
71.1°F 21.7°C
74.4°F 23.6°C
73.6°F 23.1°C
67.9°F 19.9°C
56.7°F 13.7°C
47.0°F 8.3°C
38.2°F 3.4°C
55.5°F 13.1°C
Avg high °F(°C)
43.7°F 6.5°C
48.0°F 8.9°C
58.9°F 14.9°C
67.4°F 19.7°C
75.2°F 24.0°C
82.2°F 27.9°C
84.6°F 29.2°C
84.1°F 28.9°C
79.1°F 26.2°C
69.1°F 20.6°C
58.2°F 14.6°C
48.1°F 8.9°C
66.6°F 19.2°C
Avg low °F(°C)
24.3°F
-4.3°C
26.8°F
-2.9°C
35.4°F 1.9°C
43.0°F 6.1°C
51.6°F 10.9°C
59.9°F 15.5°C
64.1°F 17.8°C
63.1°F 17.3°C
56.6°F 13.7°C
44.2°F 6.8°C
35.9°F 2.2°C
28.2°F -2.1°C
44.4°F 6.9°C
Rain (inches)
3.2 in.
3.4 in.
3.7 in.
3.3 in.
3.8 in.
3.5 in.
4.3 in.
3.2 in.
3.3 in.
2.6 in.
2.9 in.
3.4 in.
40.7 in.
Snow (inches)
5.2 in.
4.2 in.
2.3 in.
0.4 in.
0.05 in.
0.05 in.
0.0 in.
0.0 in.
0.05 in.
0.0 in.
0.9 in.
2.6 in.
15.6 in.
Sources for Doe River in Elizabethton (Bristol-Johnson City, Tennessee) climate statistics: climate-zone.com