Delayed Harvest – Closed March – Wading Only – Great for Summer and hikes
Deep Creek flows through a primarily forested area and has high recreational use draining into the Tuckasegee River. The lower 1.8 miles of the creek are not within the Great Smoky Mtns National Park and the land use turns to agriculture. Sedimentation was noted in this reach of the Creek but not enough to prevent the sample site GB7 from receiving an Excellent benthos bioclassification. The Creek has maintained an Excellent rating for the last 20 years.