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{{short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}} |
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{{Infobox river |
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| name = Nottely River |
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| name_other = Tributary to Hiwassee River |
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| image = The Nottely River in Cherokee County, North Carolina.jpg |
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| image_caption = The river in Cherokee County, NC |
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| pushpin_map = USA North Carolina#USA |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Nottely River mouth |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[United States]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = State |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[North Carolina]]<br />[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |
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| subdivision_type3 = County |
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Union County, Georgia|Union]] (GA)<br />[[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee]] (NC) |
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| subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICALCHARACTERISTICS --> |
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| length = {{convert|49.12|mi|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="geoviewer">{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=17 October 2019 |archive-date=1 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401215117/https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| discharge1_location = [[Hiwassee River]] (Hiawassee Lake) |
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|699.33|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Hiawassee River<ref name="watershed">{{cite web |title=Nottely River Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=19678465 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref> |
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| discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> |
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| source1 = confluence of Right Fork and Left Fork |
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| source1_location = about 1.5 miles northeast of Double Top Mountain |
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| source1_coordinates = {{coord|34|44|59|N|083|50|47|W|display=inline}}<ref name="GNIS">{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Nottely River |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:329069,Nottely%20River |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref> |
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| source1_elevation = {{convert|2398|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="NRTopozone">{{cite web |title=Nottely River Topo Map, Cherokee County NC (Murphy Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/north-carolina/cherokee-nc/stream/nottely-river-2/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |access-date=17 October 2019 |language=en |archive-date=17 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017170202/https://www.topozone.com/north-carolina/cherokee-nc/stream/nottely-river-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| mouth = [[Hiawassee River]] |
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| mouth_location = Hiawassee Lake |
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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1525|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="NRTopozone"/> |
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| progression = [[Hiawassee River]] → [[Tennessee River]] → [[Ohio River]] → [[Mississippi River]] → [[Gulf of Mexico]] |
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| river_system = Hiawassee River |
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| basin_size = {{convert|287.93|sqmi}}<ref name="watershed"/> |
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| tributaries_left = Helton Creek, Chestnut Cove, Spiva Branch, Allison Branch, Wolf Creek, Fortenberry Creek, Morgan Branch, Anderson Creek, Kiutuestia Creek, Brackett Creek, Wash Branch, Youngcane Creek, Jack Creek, Camp Creek, Poteete Creek, Dooley Creek, Butler Creek, Owenby Creek, Rapier Mill Creek, Dickey Branch, Walker Mill Creek, Laurel Branch |
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| tributaries_right = Left Fork, Noah Branch, Polly Branch, Big Branch, Stink Creek, Town Creek, Arkaqua Creek, Atkins Creek, Lawrence Branch, Fields Branch, Laurel Branch, Bony Branch, Butternut Creek, Wellburn Creek, Stephens Branch, Casteel Branch, Ivylog Creek, Chastain Branch, Conley Creek, Thomas Branch, Moccasin Creek, Cobb Creek, Rominger Creek, Cane Creek, Sneed Branch |
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| waterbodies = Nottely Lake, Hiawassee Lake |
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| bridges = Old Bald Mountain Road, NC 180, Litton Lane, US 120 (Gainesville Highway), Spiva Bridge Way, Jimmy Nicholson Road, Hutson Road, Lower Owltown Road, Wiles Bridge Road, Blue Ridge Highway, US 76-NC 515, Pat Cowell Road, NC 325, Tate Road, Cook Bridge Road, Raper Road, NC 60, US 64 |
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The '''Nottely River''' is a river in the [[United States]]. The river originates in the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] in northern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The river flows for {{convert|51.1|mi}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 27, 2011</ref> into the artificial [[Hiwassee Reservoir]] in [[North Carolina]]. The Nottely River is [[Nottely Dam|dammed]] in Georgia, creating [[Lake Nottely]]. |
The '''Nottely River''' is a river in the [[United States]]. The river originates in the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] in northern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The river flows for {{convert|51.1|mi}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://u.s./ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed April 27, 2011</ref> into the artificial [[Hiwassee Lake|Hiwassee Reservoir]] in [[North Carolina]]. The Nottely River is [[Nottely Dam|dammed]] in Georgia, creating [[Lake Nottely]]. [[Arkaqua Creek]] is a tributary. |
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==Early history== |
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The region was occupied by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]], associated with modern day [[Muskogean]] tribes, until the early 18th century. The earliest European maps only vaguely show the area to be occupied by a mountain branch of the [[Apalachee]] people. However, it is quite likely that groups ancestral to the [[Muscogee (Creek)|Creek]] and/or [[Yuchi]] Indians occupied the Nottely River Basin at some time in the past. After the Cherokees occupied the region, most of their villages had names from the [[Creek language|Muskogee]] (Creek) language. However, the region seems to have remained thinly populated due to its proximity to Creek Indian territory. |
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==Variant names== |
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The origin of the word, Nottely, is not known for certain, but appears to be derived from the Hitchiti-Creek word ''Note-le'', which means, "People on the Other Side." |
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According to the [[Geographic Names Information System]], it has also been known historically as:<ref name="GNIS"/> |
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*Notley River |
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In 1715 the Cherokees invited leaders of all the major Creek provinces to a diplomatic conference in the nearby town of Tugaloo, at the head of the Savannah River. All of the Creek leaders were murdered in their sleep. This act of treachery precipated a 40 year long war between the Creeks and the Cherokees. Initially, all the branches of the Creeks were involved, but only the Kowita branch fought the war continuously. By the 1750s, the Kowita Creeks alone had gained so much military prowness that they were consistently defeating the Cherokees in battle. One Creek war leader bragged that he had sent women and boys into battle, but still captured another Cherokee town. By 1755 the Kowita Creeks had destroyed all of the Cherokee towns and villages in the Nottely and Hiwassee Valleys. The 1755 [[John Mitchell (geographer)|John Mitchell]] Map labels the entire region "Deserted Cherokee settlement." |
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In 1763 the Cherokees lost all of their territory in North Carolina, east of the 80th longitude line, which runs through [[Murphy, NC]]. This was punishment for the Cherokees switching sides in the French and Indian War. The Creeks agreed to give back their recently regained lands in North Carolina and Georgia, in return for most of the land in Alabama, which had been taken from the French by the British. Some small Cherokee settlements such as Choestoe (Rabbit) and Chota (Frog in Creek) returned to the Nottely River Basin. In 1838, the Cherokees were removed from Georgia and were forcibly deported to the Indian Territory (Oklahoma.) |
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A historical marker near the Nottely River describes a massive battle in 1755 on Blood Mountain between the Cherokees and the Creeks, in which the Cherokees won all of northern Georgia. If there was ever a battle at this location, it did not occur in 1755, because by that time, the Cherokees had lost all of their territory in Georgia and the southern half of North Carolina Mountains. The story of the battle may be a frontier misinterpretation of the accumulation of arrowheads on the mountain from thousands of years of hunting, or perhaps, an ancient battle that did not involve the Cherokees. |
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After the Cherokee [[Trail of Tears]], the Nottely Basin slowly filled with settlers, many of whom were from Scotland or Ulster. The region was isolated from the remainder of the State of Georgia until the 1920s, when the first paved highways were constructed. Improved highway access during the early 21st century resulted in a population boom. Many of the new residents migrated from Florida in the aftermath of a series of severe hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. The Nottely River Basin is still farmed intensively. It is known for both sorghum syrup and several varieties of vegetables. |
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*{{GNIS|1014041|Nottely River}} |
*{{GNIS|1014041|Nottely River}} |
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{{Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)}} |
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[[Category:Hiwassee River]] |
[[Category:Tributaries of the Hiwassee River]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)]] |
[[Category:Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of North Carolina]] |
[[Category:Rivers of North Carolina]] |
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[[Category:Bodies of water of Cherokee County, North Carolina]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:32, 2 May 2024
| Nottely River Tributary to Hiwassee River | |
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 The river in Cherokee County, NC | |
  Location of Nottely River mouth  Nottely River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina Georgia |
| County | Union (GA) Cherokee (NC) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Right Fork and Left Fork |
| • location | about 1.5 miles northeast of Double Top Mountain |
| • coordinates | 34°44′59″N 083°50′47″W / 34.74972°N 83.84639°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,398 ft (731 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Hiawassee River |
• location | Hiawassee Lake |
• coordinates | 35°05′23″N 084°04′35″W / 35.08972°N 84.07639°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,525 ft (465 m)[2] |
| Length | 49.12 mi (79.05 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 287.93 square miles (745.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hiwassee River (Hiawassee Lake) |
| • average | 699.33 cu ft/s (19.803 m3/s) at mouth with Hiawassee River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hiawassee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Hiawassee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Helton Creek, Chestnut Cove, Spiva Branch, Allison Branch, Wolf Creek, Fortenberry Creek, Morgan Branch, Anderson Creek, Kiutuestia Creek, Brackett Creek, Wash Branch, Youngcane Creek, Jack Creek, Camp Creek, Poteete Creek, Dooley Creek, Butler Creek, Owenby Creek, Rapier Mill Creek, Dickey Branch, Walker Mill Creek, Laurel Branch |
| • right | Left Fork, Noah Branch, Polly Branch, Big Branch, Stink Creek, Town Creek, Arkaqua Creek, Atkins Creek, Lawrence Branch, Fields Branch, Laurel Branch, Bony Branch, Butternut Creek, Wellburn Creek, Stephens Branch, Casteel Branch, Ivylog Creek, Chastain Branch, Conley Creek, Thomas Branch, Moccasin Creek, Cobb Creek, Rominger Creek, Cane Creek, Sneed Branch |
| Waterbodies | Nottely Lake, Hiawassee Lake |
| Bridges | Old Bald Mountain Road, NC 180, Litton Lane, US 120 (Gainesville Highway), Spiva Bridge Way, Jimmy Nicholson Road, Hutson Road, Lower Owltown Road, Wiles Bridge Road, Blue Ridge Highway, US 76-NC 515, Pat Cowell Road, NC 325, Tate Road, Cook Bridge Road, Raper Road, NC 60, US 64 |
The Nottely River is a river in the United States. The river originates in the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Georgia. The river flows for 51.1 miles (82.2 km)[5] into the artificial Hiwassee Reservoir in North Carolina. The Nottely River is dammed in Georgia, creating Lake Nottely. Arkaqua Creek is a tributary.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Notley River
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Nottely River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Nottely River Topo Map, Cherokee County NC (Murphy Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Nottely River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 27, 2011