Hiwassee River

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The Hiwassee River is a tributary of the Tennessee River that flows through the southern Appalachian region, known for its scenic beauty, whitewater recreation, and designation as a National Scenic River in parts of eastern Tennessee.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hiwassee River canonical 9
Hiwassee River area 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Cherokee County, North Carolina
McMinn County, Tennessee
Meigs County, Tennessee
Polk County, Tennessee
drainageBasin Tennessee Valley
surface form: Tennessee River basin
flowsInto Tennessee River
flowsThrough Cherokee National Forest
hasBridge Hiwassee River Bridge (US 411)
hasDam Apalachia Dam
Chatuge Dam
Hiwassee Dam
hasDesignation National Scenic River
hasNameOrigin Cherokee language
hasNameVariant Hiwasa River
hasReservoir Apalachia Lake NERFINISHED
Chatuge Lake NERFINISHED
Hiwassee Lake
hasSectionDesignation State Scenic River (Tennessee)
hasWildlife smallmouth bass
trout
knownFor fishing
scenic beauty
whitewater recreation
locatedIn Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
managedBy Tennessee Valley Authority
mouthLocatedIn Meigs County, Tennessee
mouthLocatedNear Hiwassee Island
near Benton, Tennessee
Murphy, North Carolina
Reliance, Tennessee
partOf Appalachia
surface form: Southern Appalachian region

Tennessee River
surface form: Tennessee River watershed
protectedAreaStatus National Scenic River (portion in eastern Tennessee)
recreation angling
canoeing
kayaking
rafting
region Tennessee (eastern portion)
surface form: eastern Tennessee

North Georgia
surface form: north Georgia

western North Carolina
sourceLocatedIn north Georgia
northwestern North Carolina
tributaryOf Tennessee River

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tennessee (eastern portion) hasRiver Hiwassee River
Tennessee Valley hasRiver Hiwassee River
Tennessee River majorTributary Hiwassee River
Cleveland, Tennessee locatedNear Hiwassee River
McMinn County, Tennessee locatedNear Hiwassee River
Hiwassee Ranger District locatedIn Hiwassee River
this entity surface form: Hiwassee River area
Bradley County, Tennessee locatedOn Hiwassee River
Ocoee River tributaryOf Hiwassee River