Nolichucky River

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The Nolichucky River is a whitewater river in the southeastern United States, flowing through North Carolina and Tennessee and renowned for its rugged gorge and popular rafting and kayaking opportunities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States
country United States
crossesMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
drainageBasin Blue Ridge Mountains
ecosystem Southern Appalachian riparian habitat
etymology name derived from a Cherokee word or phrase
flowsThrough Greene County, Tennessee
Mitchell County, North Carolina
Unicoi County, Tennessee
Washington County, Tennessee
Yancey County, North Carolina
hasActivitySeason spring and early summer peak whitewater flows
hasBridge Interstate 26 crossing near Erwin, Tennessee
hasDam Nolichucky Dam
hasGorgeSection Nolichucky Gorge between Poplar and Erwin
hasTributary Big Laurel Creek
Cane River
Indian Creek
Jacks Creek
knownFor rugged gorge scenery
whitewater kayaking
whitewater rafting
length approximately 115 miles
approximately 185 kilometers
locatedIn North Carolina
Tennessee
locatedInRegion Southeastern United States
mouth French Broad River
mouthLocation near Newport, Tennessee
nearbyCity Erwin, Tennessee
Greeneville, Tennessee
nearbyTown Poplar, North Carolina
partOf Mississippi River watershed via Tennessee and Ohio rivers
passesThrough Nolichucky Gorge
protectedAreaAlongCourse Cherokee National Forest
Pisgah National Forest
recreation camping along river corridor
fishing
paddling
riverSystem Tennessee River watershed
linked to: Tennessee River
sourceConfluenceOf North Toe River
South Toe River
sourceLocation near Huntdale, North Carolina
stateBorderVicinity North Carolina–Tennessee border
tourism commercial whitewater outfitters operate on river
usedFor hydroelectric power at Nolichucky Dam
whitewaterClassification Class III–IV (popular rafting section)

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French Broad River hasTributary Nolichucky River
Greene County, Tennessee contains Nolichucky River
Unaka Mountains drainage Nolichucky River
Nolichucky River valley river Nolichucky River
Unicoi County, Tennessee hasFeature Nolichucky River
Nolichucky Gorge recreation area partOf Nolichucky River watershed
linked to: Nolichucky River
Davy Crockett Lake locatedOnRiver Nolichucky River
North Toe River forms Nolichucky River
North Toe River confluenceForms Nolichucky River
North Toe River tributaryOf Nolichucky River
Erwin, Tennessee locatedOnRiver Nolichucky River
Nolichucky Dam locatedOnRiver Nolichucky River
Nolichucky Dam impounds Nolichucky River
Nolichucky Dam hasNameOrigin Nolichucky River
South Toe River headwaterOf Nolichucky River
South Toe River tributaryOf Nolichucky River
South Toe River riverSystem Nolichucky River system
linked to: Nolichucky River
Upper East Tennessee river Nolichucky River
Limestone, Tennessee near Nolichucky River