North River (Tennessee)

The North River of Tennessee is a major tributary of the Tellico River. It rises in the Unicoi Range, which are geologically related to the Smoky Mountains to the north, in Monroe County, Tennessee inside Cherokee National Forest. Its entire course is located in a very scenic, very isolated area; for the vast majority of its length it is parallel by Forest Road 217, also called North River Road, managed by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. It flows very roughly east to west. There is a Forest Service campground located near its confluence with the Tellico, which is located upstream and opposite that of the Tellico's other major tributary, the Bald River.

North River
Looking downstream with FR 217 on the right bank.
Location
CountryUS
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationUnicoi Range
Mouth 
  location
Tellico River in Monroe County, Tennessee
  elevation
1,621 ft (494 m)[1]

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