Nantahala River
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The Nantahala River is a popular whitewater river in western North Carolina, renowned for its scenic gorge and rafting and kayaking opportunities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid subtropical to highland climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType | mountain river ecosystem ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Nantahala Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
canoeing
ⓘ
recreational rafting ⓘ slalom kayaking ⓘ |
| hasDam | Nantahala Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | cold tailwater fishery ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies | trout ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | US Highway 19/74 corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRapids | Nantahala Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Lower Nantahala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Nantahala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWhitewaterClass |
Class II
ⓘ
Class III ⓘ |
| knownFor |
recreational fishing
ⓘ
scenic gorge ⓘ whitewater kayaking ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nantahala National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ Western North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Nantahala National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| mouthLocatedIn | Fontana Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Little Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Land of the Noonday Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Andrews, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bryson City, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularWith |
kayakers
ⓘ
paddlers ⓘ rafters ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| recreationIndustry | commercial rafting outfitters ⓘ |
| region | Southern Appalachians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nantahala Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major outdoor recreation destination in North Carolina ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Little Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| waterFlowRegulatedBy |
Duke Energy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nantahala Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.