Pigeon River Upper – Put-in
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E. coli
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MPN/100 mL
Turbidity
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NTU
Sample date
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Last sync
Jul 15, 2026
2:20 pm
Swimming / Primary contact
No reading available
Boating / Secondary contact
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Site details
Sheet name
Pigeon River Upper - Put-in
Quality standards
Primary Recreation - Swimming
126 MPN/100 mL limit
Secondary Recreation - Paddling, Wading, Fishing
886 MPN/100 mL limit
About this location
The upper Pigeon River put-in marks the start of the Pigeon River gorge whitewater run. The gorge is one of the most popular commercial rafting corridors in the Southeast, running through Pisgah and Cherokee National Forests between the NC/TN state line. Water quality monitoring at the put-in captures conditions before paddlers enter the gorge, and results here help characterize inputs from the upper Pigeon watershed above the gorge.
All data displayed on this page has been collected by Mountain True & volunteers