Oconaluftee River
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The Oconaluftee River is a mountain river in western North Carolina that flows through the Great Smoky Mountains and the Qualla Boundary, playing a central role in the natural and cultural landscape of the Cherokee area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oconaluftee River canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Blue Ridge Parkway vicinity ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important to Cherokee history
ⓘ
important to Cherokee traditional lifeways ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Tennessee River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentType | temperate mountain river ecosystem ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Cherokee, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Qualla Boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTributary |
Bradley Fork
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raven Fork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
fishing
ⓘ
rafting ⓘ tubing ⓘ wading ⓘ |
| hasUse |
cultural education
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
elk
ⓘ
trout ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cherokee cultural landscape
ⓘ
scenic mountain valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cherokee cultural area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ western North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Tuckasegee River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Bryson City, North Carolina ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Cherokee language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Mountain Farm Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oconaluftee Visitor Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Smoky Mountains watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Jackson County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swain County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Great Smoky Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Mississippi River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee River watershed ⓘ Tuckasegee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Great Smoky Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swain County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Tuckasegee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.