Watauga River

Summary

Watauga River is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Watauga River is located in Washington County^[3].
• Watauga River is located in Sullivan County^[4].
• Watauga River is located in Carter County^[5].
• Watauga River is located in Johnson County^[6].
• Watauga River is located in Avery County^[7].
• Watauga River is located in Watauga County^[8].
• Watauga River is in the country of United States^[9].
• Watauga River's instance of is recorded as river^[10].
• Watauga River's Commons category is recorded as Watauga River^[11].
• Watauga River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as South Fork Holston River^[12].
• Watauga River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Watauga Lake^[13].
• Watauga River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.4476035, 'longitude': -82.4223658}^[14].
• Watauga River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.1237384, 'longitude': -81.835389}^[15].
• Watauga River's tributary is recorded as Doe River^[16].
• Watauga River's tributary is recorded as Roan Creek^[17].
• Watauga River's length is recorded as {'amount': '+126'}^[18].
• Watauga River's watershed area is recorded as {'amount': '+2248'}^[19].
• Watauga River's drainage basin is recorded as Holston River drainage basin^[20].

Body

Geography

Watauga River is in the country of United States^[9]. Located in include Washington County^[3], a county of Tennessee^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 1777^[23]; Sullivan County^[4], a county of Tennessee^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1779^[26]; Carter County^[5], a county of Tennessee^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1796^[29]; Johnson County^[6], a county of Tennessee^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1836^[32]; Avery County^[7], a county of North Carolina^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1911^[35]; and Watauga County^[8], a county of North Carolina^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1849^[38].

Physical Characteristics

Watauga River's length is recorded as {'amount': '+126'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Watauga River's instance of is recorded as river^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Watauga River include Watauga County^[39], a county of North Carolina^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1849^[42].

Why It Matters

Watauga River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include Watauga County^[39], a county of North Carolina^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1849^[42].