Run:	Sugar Creek
Section:
Class:	I		Put-In:	Sugar Creek Road (CR 7)
Gradient:	~5'/mile (pure guess)		Take-Out:	Hwy. 99 (Buck Island Rd)
Length:	4.0
Shuttle:	CR7/CR 11 (Persimmon Tree Rd)/SR99		Delorme Gazeteer:	P. 18 A2
Water Q:			Primary Gage:	None?
Links:	TOPO MAP		Required Level:	Visual
	PICTURES		Indicator Gage:
	TRIP REPORT		Required Level:
Notes:
Sugar Creek is a spring fed watershed which flows out of the Pulaski, TN area and drains into the Elk River in Limestone County, AL.  The stream is generally runnable all year long but sees very little use by canoeists.  There is good current throughout this section.  The narrow stream twists and turns and is a very technical stretch due to downed timber.  Really good bass and redeye fishing (there are TONS of Rock bass).  Note:  This stream, though only rated Class I, is not suitable for unaccompanied beginners due to the swift current and numerous strainers.  (Murray Carroll) Another section discussed in the linked trip report is from AL 99 to Cottonbelt Rd. Evidently it is impossible to park at the Cottonbelt Rd. takeout on public property near the creek without blocking a road. If you would like to float this stretch, please check with Don Mansell, a local landowner, for permission to cross his property before you go. Don's email is dmansell@HiWAAY.net (or just click here). In addition to blocking roads and drives, there have been litter problems as well. As Don puts it: "It is not that we don't like people that enjoy the creek that we moved here to be near, but we have had many that leave trash along its banks and on our property." Not littering and being courteous about river access are two examples of how we can take simple steps to stay on the good side of local landowners, and thereby help to maintain access for future paddlers to the many rivers and streams of Alabama.