Pigeon River

The Pigeon River may refer to:

See also

Pigeon River (Lake Huron)

The Pigeon River, also known as the East Branch Pigeon River, is a 37.9-mile-long (61.0 km) stream in Huron County in the Thumb of the U.S. state of Michigan.

The stream rises from the confluence of Appin and Livingston drains in southern Sheridan Township. It flows north and west to empty into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron in Caseville

Tributaries

From the mouth:

Pigeon River (Tennessee – North Carolina)

The Pigeon River of western North Carolina and east Tennessee rises above Canton, North Carolina, is impounded by Walters Dam, enters Tennessee, and flows into the French Broad River, just past Newport, Tennessee. The river traverses the Pisgah National Forest and the Cherokee National Forest, and drains much of the northeastern Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The river takes its name from the passenger pigeon, an extinct bird whose migration route once included the river valley in North Carolina.

Course

The Pigeon River arises in southeastern Haywood County, North Carolina, and flows basically northwest for most of its length. However, near Pressley Mountain it turns northeast for about four miles and in town of Canton, where it is utilized by the local paper mill, it turns north. After Canton it turns almost due west for about five miles, before resuming its northwest trend at about Clyde. From Canton, the Pigeon River flows roughly parallel to Interstate 40 for many miles. It is impounded by the Walters Dam of Progress Energy creating the long, narrow Waterville Lake. It enters Tennessee just after the village of Waterville, and continues with I-40 in the same valley northwestward through Hartford to Newport, where I-40 heads west, and the Pigeon River flows north into the French Broad River.