Jacks Fork RiverThe Definitive Guide

Part Five

The River Mile by Mile


  1. Reach A The North Prong
    From the headwaters to the Prongs · North Prong miles 17.0 to 0 · Plates A1 and A14
  2. Reach B The South Prong
    From the headwaters to the Highway Y bridge · South Prong miles 15.9 to about 0.4 · Plates A1 and A15
  3. Reach C Low Water to Steel Bridge
    From the junction of the prongs to the Highway 17 bridge · miles 0 to 7.0 · Plate A3
  4. Reach D Steel Bridge to Muck Forty
    From the Highway 17 bridge to Muck Forty Hole · miles 7.0 to 11.0 · Plate A4
  5. Reach E Muck Forty to Rymers
    From Muck Forty Hole to the Rymers landing · miles 11.0 to 16.5 · Plate A5
  6. Reach F Rymers to Bay Creek
    From the Rymers landing to the mouth of Bay Creek · miles 16.5 to 25.9 · Plates A7, A8 and A9
  7. Reach G Bay Creek to Alley
    From the mouth of Bay Creek to the head of the Alley Spring Campground · miles 25.9 to 31.3 · Plate A9
  8. Reach H Alley
    From the campground river front to McCormack Bay · miles 31.3 to 33.0 · Plate A10
  9. Reach I Alley to Eminence
    From McCormack Bay to the head of the Eminence riverfront · miles 33.0 to 38.0 · Plates A11 and A16
  10. Reach J Eminence to the Mouth
    From the head of the Eminence riverfront to the Current River · miles 38.0 to 46.2 · Plates A12 and A13
Plate A1: The Prongs
Plate A1The Prongs
Map 1: Explanation
Map 1Explanation
Map 3: Index to the Atlas Plates
Map 3Index to the Atlas Plates

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