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Place Name
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Nottely River
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Pronunciation
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NAHT-lee
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Place Status (Type)
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river
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Location
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Cherokee County, Georgia (GA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°45'N
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Longitude
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83°50'W
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Nottely River
(NAHT-lee),
c.40 mi/64 km long, in N Ga. and W N.C.; rises
in Blue Ridge Mts. 17 mi/27 km NE of
Dahlonega; flows NW into Cherokee co., N.C., then NE to Hiwassee
Reservoir (in Hiwassee R.) near Murphy; 34°45'N 83°50'W. Nottely
Dam, in Ga., 9 mi/14.5 km NW of Blairsville,
is major TVA dam (184 ft/56 m high,
2,300 ft/701 m long) completed 1942; used for
flood control. Forms Nottely Reservoir (
6.7 sq mi/17.4 sq km;
20 mi/32 km long,
1 mi/1.6 km-3 mi/4.8 km
wide; capacity 184,400 acre-ft.) in Union co., Ga.
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