Talk:Watauga River
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The article contains this confusing sentence: This impoundment receives two important tributaries, the Elk River and Roan Creek, whose former valley of bottom land forms a very large embayment of Watauga Lake. I can't tell what "whose former valley..." refers to. Is it the Elk River or Roan Creek? Or something else? I'd reword it for clarity, but can't due to the ambiguity.
Also I have trouble with this bit: The original settlers of Nashville, Tennessee set out from the Watauga River area, called the Watauga Country, during the American Revolution when they realized that the British Proclamation of 1763 forbidding settlement of its colonists west of the Blue Ridge Mountains was essentially now unenforceable. I can believe the Nashville settlers came from the Watauga area (although a citation would be nice), but I'm skeptical about their motivation being the unenforceable nature of the Proclamation of 1763 during the American Revolution. The Proclamation was never enforceable, and the Watauga Country is itself west of the Blue Ridge and technically illegal under the Proclamation. I suspect the Nashville settlers motivation was the cession of the Nashville Basin by the Cherokee; probably in the 1775 Treaty of Sycamore Shoals (aka Treaty of Watauga), described on the Sycamore Shoals page. I'll come back here later and edit this section unless the Proclamation story can be referenced. Thanks! Pfly 18:40, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
- the history reference could be a bit briefer and under a section for Sycamore Shoals. 4.129.71.185 15:41, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] suggested sections
I am thinking that this article would greatly benefit by fleshing out the following sections:
[edit] North Carolina
- local towns cities
- points of interest along the Watauga River (landmarks, rapid areas, river hazards)
- put-in and take-out points for rafters and kayakers
[edit] Tennessee
- local towns cities
- points of interest along the Watauga River (landmarks, cofluence, rapid areas, river hazards)
- put-in (Wilbur Dam) and take-out points (Blackbottom Linear Trail) for rafters and kayakers
[edit] Sycamore Shoals
- Fort Watauga, Watauga Settlement
- Overmountain Men/Overmountain Victory Trial
[edit] Tennessee Valley Authority
- brief history TVA
- Watauga River flood history, especially the 1940 flood)
- TVA Watauga Dam & reservoir (including TVA campground below Watauga Dam)
- TVA Wilbur Dam & reservoir
[edit] Recreation and tourism
- whitewater rafting and kayaking
- river fishing
- reservoir fishing
Rice has some really nice dphotos posted --- the TVA generating schedule during the summer season normally runs from about 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and I think that an very informative series of photos could show a "before and after" digital photo below Wilbur Dam. Also the Overmountain Victory Trail ssociation will be undertaking the 2007 reenactment in Elizabethton on approximate date of September 25, making for an excellent chance to obtain some really nice digital photos.4.129.71.185 15:41, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Please consider posting portrait dphotos at 120px width and landscape photos at 180 px (i.e., 1.5 times the width of the 120px width of portrait dphotos.4.129.71.185 15:46, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
How can the info box dphooto be made smaller (180px) and with more detail?4.129.71.185 16:23, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Geographic confusion
I'm confused by the recent edits that say that the Watauga River enters Tennessee in Carter County. Previously the article said it come through Johnson County. From this topo map, it sure appears to me that the river flows northwest from the Boone area, entering Tennessee in Johnson County.--orlady 21:07, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
- I am agreement with you on this matter orlady pertaining to the entry of the Watauga River into Tennessee as this phrasing is both awkward and inaccurate. I probably missed this while editing (although I do not recall this as being my original contribution) as I am a little more focused on the section of the Watauga River running from the TVA dams to Elizabethton.
Would "...first entering in Tennessee at Johnson County, and then flowing into Carter County..." correct this problem?
Bee Cliff River Slob 12:47, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
