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3 unusual facts about Etowah River


Etowah River

The "Et-ee-waw" is home to country singer/songwriter Jerry Reed's fictional character "Ko-Ko Joe," the 'Etowah River Swamp Rat.'

Ko-Ko Joe

The song, composed by Reed himself, begins with the description of a man living on the banks of the Etowah River, (as Reed calls it "cottonmouth country").

Percina kusha

Found in the Coosa River in Georgia and Tennessee, the upper reaches of the Conasauga River, and in the Etowah River.



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