Nolichucky River

Nolichucky River
The Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Tennessee
Nolichucky watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina, Tennessee
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Toe River
 • locationAvery County, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°15′57″N 81°53′13″W / 35.26583°N 81.88694°W / 35.26583; -81.88694[1]
 • elevation4,350 ft (1,330 m)
2nd sourceCane River
 • locationYancey County, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°45′55″N 82°18′33″W / 35.76528°N 82.30917°W / 35.76528; -82.30917[2]
 • elevation3,553 ft (1,083 m)
Source confluence 
 • locationYancey County, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°01′44″N 82°19′37″W / 36.02889°N 82.32694°W / 36.02889; -82.32694[3]
 • elevation2,021 ft (616 m)
MouthFrench Broad River
 • location
Cocke County/Hamblen County line, Tennessee
 • coordinates
36°04′55″N 83°13′45″W / 36.08194°N 83.22917°W / 36.08194; -83.22917[3]
 • elevation
1,001 ft (305 m)[3]
Length115 mi (185 km)
Basin size1,744 sq mi (4,520 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationEmbreeville, Tennessee(mean for water years 1920–2005)[5]
 • average1,378 cu ft/s (39.0 m3/s)(mean for water years 1920–2005)[5]
 • minimum88 cu ft/s (2.5 m3/s)September 1925[5]
 • maximum120,000 cu ft/s (3,400 m3/s)May 1901[5]
Basin features
ProgressionNolichucky → French BroadTennesseeOhioMississippiGulf of Mexico

The Nolichucky River is a 115-mile (185 km) river that flows through western North Carolina and East Tennessee in the southeastern United States.[6] Traversing the Pisgah National Forest and the Cherokee National Forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the river's watershed includes some of the highest mountains in the Appalachians, including Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, the highest point in the eastern United States. The river is a tributary of the French Broad River and is impounded by Nolichucky Dam near Greeneville, Tennessee.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Toe River
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cane River
  3. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nolichucky River
  4. ^ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Nolichucky River: Implementing Best Management Practices Reduces Bacteria Levels," 6 March 2012. Retrieved: 3 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey, "Tennessee River Basin: 03465500 Nolichucky River at Embreeville, TN, 2005. Retrieved: 3 June 2015.
  6. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 14, 2011.