Elk River (North Carolina–Tennessee)
| Elk River | |
|---|---|
Elk River in North Carolina | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | North Carolina, Tennessee |
| Counties | Avery NC, Carter TN |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hanging Rock Gap |
| • location | Sugar Mountain, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°08′15″N 81°49′59″W / 36.13750°N 81.83306°W |
| • elevation | 4,389 ft (1,338 m) |
| Mouth | Watauga River |
• location | Fish Springs, Tennessee |
• coordinates | 36°18′45″N 81°59′29″W / 36.31250°N 81.99139°W |
• elevation | 1,952 ft (595 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Elk → Watauga → Holston → Tennessee → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Watauga River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Flattop Creek, Sugar Creek, Wildcat Creek, Leroy Creek, Ramp Branch, Curtis Creek, Cranberry Creek, Little Elk Creek, Jones Branch, Sugar Hollow Branch, Little Laural Branch, Heaton Branch |
| • right | Hanging Rock Creek, Shawneehaw Creek, Whitehead Creek, Horney Branch, Peavine Branch, Skalley Branch, Fall Creek, Nowhere Branch, Asher Branch |
| Waterfalls | Elk River Falls |
The Elk River is a large stream in the North Carolina High Country and East Tennessee. The headwaters begin from the Northwestern slopes of Peak Mountain in Avery County, North Carolina and end at the Watauga River in Carter County, Tennessee.