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The East Fork Chattooga River (sometimes East Prong Chattooga River) runs in from Jackson County, North Carolina and then Oconee County, South Carolina, and is 7.4 miles (11.9 km) long. [1] The West Fork Chattooga River (variant name Gumekoloke Creek ) runs 6.0 miles (9.7 km) [ 1 ] in from Rabun County, Georgia, and is also a variant name for ...
Chattooga may refer to: Chattooga County, Georgia; Chattooga River, a designated National Wild and Scenic River in North Carolina; Chattooga River (Alabama-Georgia), flowing from northwest Georgia into Alabama
Chattooga River; Tallulah River; Coleman River; ... New River – western North Carolina; New River – southeastern North Carolina; Nolichucky River; Norkett Branch;
In the other story, the rocks are much closer. De Hart's South Carolina Trails guide said that they are a "few feet apart." [3] In the North Carolina trail guide, he said Commissioner Rock is "ten feet downstream." [4] This rock was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, [1] [5] [6] and is located in Ellicott Rock Wilderness.
The Chattooga River was designated a Wild and Scenic River during the 1970s. The Chattooga remains one of the few free-flowing streams in the Southeast and is known for its white water rafting and scenery. [citation needed] The movie Deliverance was filmed on the Chattooga River, which became the fictional Cahulawassee River in the movie.
As it later was discovered, the primary tributary of the Tugalo is the Chattooga River, which does originate in North Carolina. In 1787 the area was Cherokee territory and not considered part of either state. The Treaty of 1816 officially extended the states' frontier northeast up the Chattooga River, where it remains the current boundary.
The area was first identified in 1966. [1] It was then designated by Congress in 1975 with the Eastern Wilderness Act. [1] Additional lands were added to Ellicott Rock Wilderness in 1984 [2] [3] with the passing of the North Carolina Wilderness Act [citation needed] and the Georgia Wilderness Act [citation needed], today designated wilderness totals 8,274 acres (33.48 km 2).
Pages in category "Rivers of Jackson County, North Carolina" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .