Cheoah River
The Cheoah River is a tributary of the Little Tennessee River in North Carolina in the United States. It is located in Graham County in far western North Carolina, near Robbinsville, and is approximately 20 miles in length.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Cheowa River” and “Cheowah River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheoah Dam and Deals Gap.
Cheoah Dam
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cheoah Dam is a hydroelectric dam located in Graham and Swain counties, North Carolina, on the Little Tennessee River between river miles 51 and 52.
Deals Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deals Gap is a mountain pass along the North Carolina–Tennessee state line, bordering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and near the Little Tennessee River. Deals Gap is situated 2 miles northeast of Cheoah River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calderwood.
Calderwood
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Calderwood was a community once located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1912 as a base for the Aluminum Company of America's Little Tennessee Valley hydroelectric development operations, the community continued to house construction personnel and dam maintenance personnel for nearby Calderwood Dam until the 1960s. Calderwood is situated 5 miles northwest of Cheoah River.
Cheoah River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Graham, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Cheoah River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Cheoah River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cheoah”
- Cebuano: “Cheoah River”
- French: “Cheoah”
- Irish: “Abhainn Cheoah”
- Venetian: “Cheoah”
- Welsh: “Afon Cheoah”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tapoco and Deals Gap.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chedah Dam and Cheoah Dam.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cheoah River”. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, Public domain.