Hanging Dog Creek

Hanging Dog Creek
Tributary to Hiawassee River
Map of Hanging Dog mouth location
Map of Hanging Dog mouth location
Location of Hanging Dog mouth
Map of Hanging Dog mouth location
Map of Hanging Dog mouth location
Hanging Dog Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCherokee
Physical characteristics
SourceHyatt Creek divide
 • locationHanging Dog Gap
 • coordinates35°12′48″N 083°58′03″W / 35.21333°N 83.96750°W / 35.21333; -83.96750[1]
 • elevation3,450 ft (1,050 m)[2]
MouthHiawassee River
 • location
Hiawassee Lake
 • coordinates
35°06′22″N 084°04′33″W / 35.10611°N 84.07583°W / 35.10611; -84.07583[1]
 • elevation
1,525 ft (465 m)[2]
Length14.57 mi (23.45 km)[3]
Basin size40.94 square miles (106.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHiawassee River
 • average120.86 cu ft/s (3.422 m3/s) at mouth with Hiawassee River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHiawassee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemHiawassee River
PopulationSwannanoa River → French Broad River →
Tributaries 
 • leftWill Creek
Augen Branch
Grindstone Branch
Davis Creek
Cook Creek
Dockery Creek
 • rightBear Creek
Owl Creek
Bates Creek
BridgesClearview Lane, Boiling Springs Road (x2), Woody Branch Road, Boiling Springs Road (x3), Running Deer Lane, Boiling Springs Road (x2), Hanging Dog Road, Tranquil Valley Lane, Ed Graves Road (x2), Ebenezer Road, McDonald Road, Haven Lane, Joe Brown Highway

Hanging Dog Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[5] It is a tributary to the Hiwassee River.

Some say the name Hanging Dog is a corruption of "Hanging Maw", a local Cherokee, while others believe the name stems from an incident when Indian's dog was "hung up" in river debris before being rescued.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Hanging Dog Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Hanging Dog Creek Topo Map in Cherokee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Hanging Dog Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hanging Dog Creek
  6. ^ "Community Backstory". Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.


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