Byers Branch
Byers Branch is a stream in Clay, North Carolina. Byers Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Elf, as well as near the town Hayesville.| 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
Photo: Miles Buddy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 southwest of Byers Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hayesville and Hiawassee.
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 3 miles west of Byers Branch.
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 6 miles south of Byers Branch.
Byers Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Clay, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.03565° or 35° 2′ 8″ northLongitude
-83.76712° or 83° 46′ 2″ westElevation
1,923 feet (586 metres)Open location code
867R26PM+75GeoNames ID
4458432
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