Ellijay River

Ellijay River
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Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
SourceCherry Log Creek
 • locationBlue Ridge, Georgia
 • coordinates34°47′10″N 84°24′12″W / 34.78600°N 84.40337°W / 34.78600; -84.40337
 • elevation1,699 ft (518 m)
MouthCoosawattee River
 • location
Ellijay, Georgia
 • coordinates
34°41′29″N 84°29′01″W / 34.6914744°N 84.4835388°W / 34.6914744; -84.4835388[1]
 • elevation
575 ft (175 m)[2]
Length15.1 mi (24.3 km)[2]
Basin size92 sq mi (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

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coosawattee River
  2. ^ a b c 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