The Chunky River feeds the Chickasawhay River which joins the Leaf River to form the Pascagoula. This is the northernmost tributary in the vast Pascagoula River system that is floatable. Some major characteristics of the Chunky River are long, still stretches alternating with gentle, rocky rapids. It flows through an area that lies at the fringe of the Appalachians and the scenery consists of rocks, cliffs, ferns, and hardwoods. This stretch is shallow and rocky as it flows past Dunn’s Falls Water Park that is known for its 65-foot waterfall that pours from a millpond dam down a rocky cliff into the Chunky River.