Woods Creek
Woods Creek is an inlet in Towns, Georgia. Woods Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Cedar Cliff, as well as near Friendship.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Chatuge and Chatuge Dam.
Lake Chatuge
Photo: Miles Buddy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Chatuge is an area of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northeastern Georgia, bordered on the north by North Carolina. It surrounds and takes its name from the TVA electric generation reservoir located here.
Chatuge Dam
Dam
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Chatuge Dam is a flood control and hydroelectric dam on the Hiwassee River in Clay County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The dam is the uppermost of three dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s for flood storage and to provide flow regulation at Hiwassee Dam further downstream. Chatuge Dam is situated 2 miles north of Woods Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hiawassee and Hayesville.
Hiawassee
Village
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Hiawassee is the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States. The population was 981 at the 2020 census. Its name is derived from the Cherokee—or perhaps Creek—word Ayuhwasi, which means meadow, Hiawassee is also known in the novel "Restart" by Gordon Korman. Hiawassee is situated 3½ miles southeast of Woods Creek.
Hayesville
Town
Hayesville is a town in Clay County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 311 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Clay County. Hayesville is situated 4½ miles north of Woods Creek.
Young Harris
Village
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Young Harris is a city in Towns County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,098 at the 2020 census. Young Harris is home to Young Harris College, after which it was named. Young Harris is situated 4½ miles southwest of Woods Creek.
Woods Creek
- Type: Inlet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Towns, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.98676° or 34° 59′ 12″ northLongitude
-83.79767° or 83° 47′ 52″ westElevation
1,929 feet (588 metres)Open location code
866RX6P2+PWGeoNames ID
4231862
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