Pigeon River

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The Pigeon River is a mountain river in the southeastern United States that flows from North Carolina into East Tennessee, known for its scenic gorge, whitewater recreation, and history of industrial pollution and cleanup efforts.

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Pigeon River canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain river
river
river gorge
basinCountry United States
borderedBy Great Smoky Mountains National Park (regionally nearby, not forming boundary along most of its length)
country United States
crossedBy Interstate 40
flowsInto French Broad River
flowsThrough North Carolina
Tennessee
hasEcosystemType mountain river ecosystem
hasImprovement water quality recovery
hasIssue habitat degradation
water pollution
hasMajorTributary East Fork Pigeon River
West Fork Pigeon River
hasPart Pigeon River Gorge
hasRecreationSection Lower Pigeon River
Upper Pigeon River NERFINISHED
hasState North Carolina
Tennessee
historicallyPollutedBy industrial waste
paper mill effluent
knownFor kayaking
scenic gorge
whitewater rafting
locatedIn East Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains
Southeastern United States
Western North Carolina
mouthState Tennessee
partOf Mississippi River basin
Tennessee River watershed
linked to: Tennessee River
passesNear Canton, North Carolina
Newport, Tennessee
passesThrough Cocke County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Haywood County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
region Appalachian Mountains
sourceLocation Blue Ridge Mountains
sourceState North Carolina
subjectOf environmental cleanup efforts
water quality litigation
tributaryOf French Broad River
usedFor fishing
rafting industry
recreation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Broad River hasTributary Pigeon River
Great Smoky Mountains drainage Pigeon River