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The Pigeon River of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee rises above Canton, North Carolina, is impounded by Walters Dam, enters Tennessee, and flows into the French Broad River, just past Newport, Tennessee. The river traverses the Pisgah National Forest and the Cherokee National Forest, and drains much of the northeastern Great Smoky ...
The Little Pigeon River is a river located entirely within Sevier County, Tennessee. It rises from a series of streams which flow together on the dividing ridge between the states of Tennessee and North Carolina, with most of the flow from inside the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The river has three main forks or prongs ...
The river enters the slack waters of Douglas Lake, which was created by the Tennessee Valley Authority's Douglas Dam in Sevier County, approximately 32 miles (51 km) upstream from the river's mouth. Near Sevierville, at Kodak, the French Broad River receives the flow of the Little Pigeon River, which drains much of the Tennessee section of the ...
The swollen river scoured the earth below the four-lane highway, washing away the eastbound lanes in several places. The largest section, about 4 miles from the Tennessee line, gave way around ...
Tennessee River: 38.3 mi (61.6 km) Lexington: Big Sandy River: Tennessee River: 60 mi (97 km) Bruceton: Big South Fork of the Cumberland River: Cumberland River: 76 mi (122 km) none (Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area) Blackburn Fork River: Roaring River: 14.5 mi [2] none (Cummins Falls State Park) Blood River: Tennessee River ...
The Little Pigeon River in Greenbrier. Greenbrier is a valley in the northern Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States.Now a recreational area located within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Greenbrier was once home to several Appalachian communities.
Many sections of East Tennessee were ravaged by floods, but the flood-prone Little Pigeon River through Gatlinburg stayed within its banks. There are some exceptions and challenges, of course ...
Pigeon River may refer to: Rivers. Pigeon River (Minnesota–Ontario), between Minnesota, United States, and Ontario, Canada; Pigeon River (Manitoba), a tributary of Lake Winnipeg, Canada; One of four rivers named the Pigeon River (Michigan) in Michigan, United States; Pigeon River (Tennessee – North Carolina), United States