River Quality Map
Upper Pigeon Take-out at Hartford
Cocke County, TN County  ·  Aug 5, 2026 at 7:09
Meets Secondary Recreation - Paddling, Wading, Fishing
E. coli
375
MPN/100 mL
Turbidity
13.2
NTU
Sample date
Aug 5, 2026
7:09
Last sync
Aug 11, 2026
1:37 am
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Swimming / Primary contact
Fails 126 MPN/100 mL limit
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Boating / Secondary contact
Passes 886 MPN/100 mL limit
Site details
County Cocke County, TN
Sheet name Upper Pigeon Take-out at Hartford
Coordinates 35.8119, -83.1445
Quality standards
Primary Recreation - Swimming Fails 126 MPN/100 mL
Secondary Recreation - Paddling, Wading, Fishing Passes 886 MPN/100 mL
Current reading 375 MPN/100 mL
About this location
This sampling site is located at the bridge in Hartford, Tennessee, the gateway to the Pigeon River gorge. Hartford is the hub for whitewater outfitters running the Pigeon River gorge, one of the most commercially rafted rivers in the eastern United States. The site monitors water quality at the put-in end of the gorge run before paddlers enter the whitewater section.
All data displayed on this page has been collected by Mountain True & volunteers