Parts of the river are boatable - the term used in the doctrine's constitutional embodiment.

Great scenery, a wide range of boatable flows, waterfalls, and water levels which remain high longer than other runs make Gulf Hagas a classic class 5 kayak run.

The Chattooga headwaters start near Cashiers as a small stream, but Bull Pen Bridge is the start of the boatable section.

The length of the lake and boatable arms is 20.6 miles upstream from the dam and 18.1 miles upstream from where it flows into the Big Sandy River.

These waterways are: Old River, Intercoastal Waterway (ICW), Perdido Bay, Pensacola Bay, Escambia Bay, Black Water River, Perdido River, Styx River, and a myriad of boatable canals, bayous and lakes.