Coosawattee River

Coosawattee River
Carters Dam on the Coosawattee River in Murray County, Georgia

The Coosawattee River is a 49.3-mile-long (79.3 km)^[1] river located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Georgia.

The river begins at the confluence of the Ellijay River and Cartecay River in the city of Ellijay in Gilmer County. The river flows west through the foothills of the north Georgia mountains.

In Murray County, the river is impounded by Carters Dam, forming Carters Lake. The river leaves the dam flowing west, briefly serving as the Murray-Gordon County line before entering Gordon County. Near New Echota, the Coosawattee meets the Conasauga River to form the Oostanaula River.

The Coosawattee River is the original river James Dickey used as the basis for the "Cahulawassee River" in the novel, Deliverance.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 27, 2011