Nolichucky River
River in the Eastern United States
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📌 Topics
- Natural Disaster (1)
- Healthcare Infrastructure (1)
- Emergency Response (1)
🏷️ Keywords
Hurricane Helene (1) · Unicoi County Hospital (1) · Tennessee flooding (1) · Emergency evacuation (1) · Nolichucky River (1) · National Guard (1) · Flash flood (1)
📖 Key Information
The Nolichucky River is a 115-mile (185 km) river that flows through western North Carolina and East Tennessee in the southeastern United States. Traversing the Pisgah National Forest and the Cherokee National Forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the river's watershed includes some of the highest mountains in the Appalachians, including Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, the highest point in the eastern United States. The river is a tributary of the French Broad River and is impounded by Nolichucky Dam near Greeneville, Tennessee.
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🇺🇸 Tennessee hospital was destroyed by Helene — others face risk
Flash flooding from Hurricane Helene trapped dozens of people on the rooftop of Unicoi County Hospital....
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People and organizations frequently mentioned alongside Nolichucky River:
- 👤 Hurricane Helene (1 shared articles)
- 🌐 Emergency evacuation (1 shared articles)