Hazel Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Park | Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | near Silers Bald |
• location | Swain County, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°33′48″N 83°34′04″W / 35.56329°N 83.56787°W |
Mouth | Fontana Lake |
• location | Proctor, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′15″N 83°43′33″W / 35.47079°N 83.72580°W |
Length | 15.8 mi (25.4 km) |
Basin features | |
River system | Mississippi Basin |
Population | 0 |
Hazel Creek is a tributary stream of the Little Tennessee River in the southwestern Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. The creek's bottomlands were home to several pioneer Appalachian communities and logging towns before its incorporation into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hazel Creek is now a back country campsite and historical area.