Cheoah River
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The Cheoah River is a mountain river in western North Carolina known for its steep gradient, whitewater rapids, and popularity among kayakers and rafters.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| flowsInto | Little Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsReservoir |
Cheoah Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santeetlah Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivityRiskLevel | high for paddlers ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Cheoah Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santeetlah Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | mountain river ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasGradient | steep ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalProgression | Cheoah River → Little Tennessee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
continuous drops
ⓘ
narrow, boulder-strewn channel ⓘ powerful hydraulics ⓘ |
| hasScheduledReleases | for whitewater recreation ⓘ |
| hasWhitewaterClass |
Class IV
ⓘ
Class V ⓘ |
| impoundedBy |
Cheoah Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santeetlah Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuous whitewater rapids
ⓘ
popularity among kayakers ⓘ popularity among rafters ⓘ steep gradient ⓘ technical whitewater ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Graham County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Smoky Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ western North Carolina ⓘ |
| managedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | near Tapoco, North Carolina ⓘ |
| near |
Tail of the Dragon highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 129 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreationSeason | dependent on dam release schedule ⓘ |
| region | Southern Appalachians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | Nantahala National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Little Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational boating
ⓘ
whitewater kayaking ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.