The Nottely River is a river in the
United States
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. The river originates in the
Blue Ridge Mountains
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in northern
Georgia
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. The river flows for
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 27, 2011 into the artificial
Hiwassee Reservoir in
North Carolina
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. The Nottely River is
dammed in Georgia, creating
Lake Nottely.
Arkaqua Creek is a tributary.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Notley River
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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