According to 'BlueCuzco' of city-data. Com, he/she posted that "the best whitewater in Tennessee is at the Ocoee, which is an Olympic site. The Pigeon River just over the TN/NC state line east of the Great Smoky Mountain has some good rapids as well, if it's more convenient to where you choose to go.
Your three main options Cumberland Plateau proper, Chattanooga (eastern fringe of Cumberland Plateau), and the Great Smoky Mountains (and surrounding national forests).
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