Hungry River

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Hungry River Tributary to Green River
Location of Green River mouth
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Henderson
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Hungry River and Broad River
• location	Ottanola Gap
• coordinates	35°23′28″N 082°15′54″W / 35.39111°N 82.26500°W / 35.39111; -82.26500[1]
• elevation	2,940 ft (900 m)[2]
Mouth	Green River
• location	about 2 miles southeast of Upland, North Carolina[2]
• coordinates	35°16′59″N 082°21′30″W / 35.28306°N 82.35833°W / 35.28306; -82.35833Coordinates: 35°16′59″N 082°21′30″W / 35.28306°N 82.35833°W / 35.28306; -82.35833[1]
• elevation	1,560 ft (480 m)[2]
Length	12.2 mi (19.6 km)[3]
Basin size	21.4 square miles (55 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Green River
• average	51.79 cu ft/s (1.467 m3/s) at mouth with Green River[4]
Basin features
Progression	southwest
River system	Broad River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Little Hungry River Tumblebug Creek

The Hungry River flows in western North Carolina, United States. It arises in eastern Henderson County and flows southwesterly, its entire course within Henderson County, before it empties into the Green River.^[5] In 1904, the first hydroelectric plant in Henderson County was built on the river, and, in 1913, a second dam was built half a mile downstream for the same purpose.^[6] Both dams stand to his day, though they are currently inoperable and slated for removal under management of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.^[7]

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