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The river is split into three forks. The Chattooga River is the main fork, running along the state line. 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 river begins in Walker County, Georgia and flows southwest into Weiss Lake on the Coosa River in Alabama. This river is one of two rivers named Chattooga in the state of Georgia. The other, more famous Chattooga River forms part of the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina, and was the wild river featured in the book and movie ...
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.
The U.S. Forest Service finalized a regulatory update for portions of Upper Chattooga Wild and Scenic River for access in North and South Carolina.
Chattooga County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 24,965. [ 1 ] The county seat is Summerville . [ 2 ]
A wildfire burning along the Chattooga River in northwestern South Carolina grew to 650 acres overnight, U.S Forest Service spokesman said Thursday.
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
The Mill Mountain Fire along the Chattooga River in northwestern South Carolina has grown to 350 acres and is expected to continue to expand due to dry vegetation and steep terrain.