Nottely River
Stream in North Carolina, USA
title: "Nottely River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tributaries-of-the-hiwassee-river", "rivers-of-georgia-(u.s.-state)", "rivers-of-north-carolina", "rivers-of-union-county,-georgia", "bodies-of-water-of-cherokee-county,-north-carolina"] description: "Stream in North Carolina, USA" topic_path: "general/tributaries-of-the-hiwassee-river" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottely_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Stream in North Carolina, USA ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nottely River |
| name_other | Tributary to Hiwassee River |
| name_etymology | |
| image | The Nottely River in Cherokee County, North Carolina.jpg |
| image_caption | The river in Cherokee County, NC |
| map_size | 300 |
| pushpin_map | USA North Carolina#USA |
| pushpin_map_size | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Nottely River mouth |
| subdivision_type1 | |
| subdivision_name1 | United States |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | North Carolina |
| Georgia | |
| subdivision_type3 | County |
| subdivision_name3 | Union (GA) |
| Cherokee (NC) | |
| subdivision_name5 | |
| length | 49.12 mi |
| discharge1_location | Hiwassee River (Hiawassee Lake) |
| discharge1_avg | 699.33 cuft/s at mouth with Hiawassee River |
| discharge1_max | |
| source1 | confluence of Right Fork and Left Fork |
| source1_location | about 1.5 miles northeast of Double Top Mountain |
| source1_coordinates | |
| source1_elevation | 2398 ft |
| mouth | Hiawassee River |
| mouth_location | Hiawassee Lake |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 1525 ft |
| progression | Hiawassee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| river_system | Hiawassee River |
| basin_size | 287.93 sqmi |
| tributaries_left | Helton Creek, Chestnut Cove, Spiva Branch, Allison Branch, Wolf Creek, Fortenberry Creek, Morgan Branch, Anderson Creek, Kiutuestia Creek, Brackett Creek, Wash Branch, Youngcane Creek, Jack Creek, Camp Creek, Poteete Creek, Dooley Creek, Butler Creek, Owenby Creek, Rapier Mill Creek, Dickey Branch, Walker Mill Creek, Laurel Branch |
| tributaries_right | Left Fork, Noah Branch, Polly Branch, Big Branch, Stink Creek, Town Creek, Arkaqua Creek, Atkins Creek, Lawrence Branch, Fields Branch, Laurel Branch, Bony Branch, Butternut Creek, Wellburn Creek, Stephens Branch, Casteel Branch, Ivylog Creek, Chastain Branch, Conley Creek, Thomas Branch, Moccasin Creek, Cobb Creek, Rominger Creek, Cane Creek, Sneed Branch |
| waterbodies | Nottely Lake, Hiawassee Lake |
| bridges | Old Bald Mountain Road, NC 180, Litton Lane, US 120 (Gainesville Highway), Spiva Bridge Way, Jimmy Nicholson Road, Hutson Road, Lower Owltown Road, Wiles Bridge Road, Blue Ridge Highway, US 76-NC 515, Pat Cowell Road, NC 325, Tate Road, Cook Bridge Road, Raper Road, NC 60, US 64 |
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| name = Nottely River | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = Tributary to Hiwassee River | name_etymology = | image = The Nottely River in Cherokee County, North Carolina.jpg | image_caption = The river in Cherokee County, NC | map = | map_size = 300 | map_caption = | pushpin_map = USA North Carolina#USA | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Nottely River mouth | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = United States | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = North Carolina Georgia | subdivision_type3 = County | subdivision_name3 = Union (GA) Cherokee (NC) | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | length = 49.12 mi | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location = Hiwassee River (Hiawassee Lake) | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = 699.33 cuft/s at mouth with Hiawassee River | discharge1_max = | source1 = confluence of Right Fork and Left Fork | source1_location = about 1.5 miles northeast of Double Top Mountain | source1_coordinates = | source1_elevation = 2398 ft | mouth = Hiawassee River | mouth_location = Hiawassee Lake | mouth_coordinates = | mouth_elevation = 1525 ft | progression = Hiawassee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | river_system = Hiawassee River | basin_size = 287.93 sqmi | basin_population = | tributaries_left = Helton Creek, Chestnut Cove, Spiva Branch, Allison Branch, Wolf Creek, Fortenberry Creek, Morgan Branch, Anderson Creek, Kiutuestia Creek, Brackett Creek, Wash Branch, Youngcane Creek, Jack Creek, Camp Creek, Poteete Creek, Dooley Creek, Butler Creek, Owenby Creek, Rapier Mill Creek, Dickey Branch, Walker Mill Creek, Laurel Branch | tributaries_right = Left Fork, Noah Branch, Polly Branch, Big Branch, Stink Creek, Town Creek, Arkaqua Creek, Atkins Creek, Lawrence Branch, Fields Branch, Laurel Branch, Bony Branch, Butternut Creek, Wellburn Creek, Stephens Branch, Casteel Branch, Ivylog Creek, Chastain Branch, Conley Creek, Thomas Branch, Moccasin Creek, Cobb Creek, Rominger Creek, Cane Creek, Sneed Branch | waterbodies = Nottely Lake, Hiawassee Lake | bridges = Old Bald Mountain Road, NC 180, Litton Lane, US 120 (Gainesville Highway), Spiva Bridge Way, Jimmy Nicholson Road, Hutson Road, Lower Owltown Road, Wiles Bridge Road, Blue Ridge Highway, US 76-NC 515, Pat Cowell Road, NC 325, Tate Road, Cook Bridge Road, Raper Road, NC 60, US 64 | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra =
The Nottely River is a river in the United States. The river originates in the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Georgia. The river flows for 51.1 mi into the artificial Hiwassee Reservoir in North Carolina. The Nottely River is dammed in Georgia, creating Lake Nottely. Arkaqua Creek is a tributary.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Hiwasseerivermap.png" caption="The Hiwassee drainage basin, which includes the Nottely River, located within the upper Tennessee drainage basin"] ::
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Notley River
References
References
- "ArcGIS Web Application". US EPA.
- "Nottely River Watershed Report". US EPA.
- "GNIS Detail - Nottely River". US Geological Survey.
- "Nottely River Topo Map, Cherokee County NC (Murphy Area)". Locality, LLC.
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-03-29 , accessed April 27, 2011)
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