Elk River (North Carolina–Tennessee)
River in Tennessee, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the river in the Tri-Cities region. For the river in Middle Tennessee, see Elk River (Tennessee River tributary).
The Elk River is a large stream in the North Carolina High Country and East Tennessee.[2] The headwaters begin from the Northwestern slopes of Peak Mountain in Avery County, North Carolina and end at the Watauga River in Carter County, Tennessee.
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Elk River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
States | North Carolina, Tennessee |
Counties | Avery NC, Carter TN |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Hanging Rock Gap[1] |
• location | Sugar Mountain, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°08′15″N 81°49′59″W[2] |
• elevation | 4,389 ft (1,338 m) |
Mouth | Watauga River |
• location | Fish Springs, Tennessee |
• coordinates | 36°18′45″N 81°59′29″W[2] |
• elevation | 1,952 ft (595 m)[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Elk → Watauga → Holston → Tennessee → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Watauga River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Flattop Creek, Sugar Creek, Wildcat Creek, Leroy Creek, Ramp Branch, Curtis Creek, Cranberry Creek, Little Elk Creek, Jones Branch, Sugar Hollow Branch, Little Laural Branch, Heaton Branch |
• right | Hanging Rock Creek, Shawneehaw Creek, Whitehead Creek, Horney Branch, Peavine Branch, Skalley Branch, Fall Creek, Nowhere Branch, Asher Branch |
Waterfalls | Elk River Falls |
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