Chapter 4 Habitats
4.5.10 Little Tennessee River Basin 4.5.10.1 River Basin Description
The Little Tennessee River Basin drains part of southwestern North Carolina in Graham, Macon, Swain, Jackson, and Clay counties in the Blue Ridge physiographic province. The headwaters of the Little Tennessee River are in northeastern Georgia, where it flows for seven miles before entering North Carolina. The mainstem Little Tennessee River flows 125 miles through North Carolina before entering Tennessee where it joins the Tennessee River. It is part of the Tennessee/Ohio/Mississippi river system. The Little Tennessee River Basin encompasses all or portions of six counties and nine municipalities. Sizeable municipalities in this basin include Bryson City, Franklin, Highlands, and Sylva (Figure 4.5.10-1).
Figure 4.5.10-1 Location of the Little Tennessee River Basin.
The basin covers 1,797 square miles in North Carolina and has 2,565 stream miles and 21,158 acres of impoundments. Major tributaries include the Cullasaja, Nantahala, Tuckasegee,
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