Ellijay River
| Ellijay River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cherry Log Creek |
| • location | Blue Ridge, Georgia |
| • coordinates | 34°47′10″N 84°24′12″W / 34.78600°N 84.40337°W |
| • elevation | 1,699 ft (518 m) |
| Mouth | Coosawattee River |
• location | Ellijay, Georgia |
• coordinates | 34°41′29″N 84°29′01″W / 34.6914744°N 84.4835388°W[1] |
• elevation | 575 ft (175 m)[2] |
| Length | 15.1 mi (24.3 km)[2] |
Basin size | 92 mi2 (240 km2) |
The Ellijay River is a 15.1-mile-long (24.3 km)[2] river in Georgia. It ends in the town of Ellijay at its confluence with the Cartecay River, forming the Coosawattee River in Gilmer County.
See also
[edit]- List of rivers of Georgia
- Turniptown Creek, left-bank tributary
References
[edit]- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coosawattee River Cite error: Unknown parameter "}" in
<ref>tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page). - 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 27, 2011
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellijay River
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)