Hanging Dog Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hanging Dog Creek
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Hanging Dog mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Hiawassee River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cherokee
Physical characteristics
Main source	Hyatt Creek divide Hanging Dog Gap 3,450 ft (1,050 m) 35°12′48″N 083°58′03″W / 35.21333°N 83.96750°W / 35.21333; -83.96750
River mouth	Hiawassee River Hiawassee Lake 1,525 ft (465 m) 35°06′22″N 084°04′33″W / 35.10611°N 84.07583°W / 35.10611; -84.07583
Length	14.57 mi (23.45 km)
Basin features
Progression	southwest
River system	Hiawassee River
Basin size	40.94 square miles (106.0 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Will Creek Augen Branch Grindstone Branch Davis Creek Cook Creek Dockery Creek Right: Bear Creek Owl Creek Bates Creek
Bridges	Clearview Lane, Boiling Springs Road (x2), Woody Branch Road, Boiling Springs Road (x3), Running Deer Lane, Boiling Springs Road (x2), Hanging Dog Road, Tranquil Valley Lane, Ed Graves Road (x2), Ebenezer Road, McDonald Road, Haven Lane, Joe Brown Highway

Hanging Dog Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a tributary to the Hiwassee River.

Some say the name Hanging Dog is a corruption of "Hanging Maw", a local Cherokee, while others believe the name stems from an incident when Indian's dog was "hung up" in river debris before being rescued.