Oconaluftee River

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The Oconaluftee River is a mountain river in western North Carolina that flows through the Great Smoky Mountains and the Qualla Boundary, playing a central role in the natural and cultural landscape of the Cherokee area.

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Oconaluftee River canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
associatedWith Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses Blue Ridge Parkway vicinity ⓘ
culturalSignificance important to Cherokee history ⓘ
important to Cherokee traditional lifeways ⓘ
drainageBasin Tennessee River basin ⓘ
environmentType temperate mountain river ecosystem ⓘ
flowsThrough Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
Qualla Boundary ⓘ
hasMajorTributary Bradley Fork ⓘ
Raven Fork ⓘ
hasRecreation fishing ⓘ
rafting ⓘ
tubing ⓘ
wading ⓘ
hasUse cultural education ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasWildlife elk ⓘ
trout ⓘ
knownFor Cherokee cultural landscape ⓘ
scenic mountain valley ⓘ
locatedIn Cherokee cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Cherokee homeland

Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
western North Carolina ⓘ
mouthLocation Tuckasegee River ⓘ
near Bryson City, North Carolina ⓘ
nameLanguage Cherokee language ⓘ
near Mountain Farm Museum ⓘ
Oconaluftee Visitor Center ⓘ
partOf Great Smoky Mountains watershed ⓘ
passesThrough Jackson County, North Carolina ⓘ
Swain County, North Carolina ⓘ
protectedBy Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
region Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
riverSystem Mississippi River basin ⓘ
Tennessee River watershed ⓘ
Tuckasegee River ⓘ
sourceLocation Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
Swain County, North Carolina ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
tributaryOf Tuckasegee River ⓘ

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