Nottely River

Nottely River

      river rising in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Union County, northern Georgia, U.S., and flowing 40 mi (64 km) north, to empty into the Hiwasee Reservoir near Murphy, in Cherokee County, N.C. Nottely Dam (completed 1942), a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) installation impounding a reservoir for flood control, is 9 mi northwest of Blairsville, Ga. The river's name is probably derived from Naduhli, a Cherokee village.

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