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Photo and map credits for Cartecay River Guide

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Credits for the photographs, map data and elevation data used on Cartecay River Guide, a guide to the Cartecay River in Gilmer County, Georgia. Every photo here is a real photograph shown with its credit and license. The one image restored with AI, the Blackberry Falls header, is labeled that way, and photos taken elsewhere say so in their captions.

Last checked October 18, 2026

Every photograph on Cartecay River Guide, a guide to the Cartecay River in Gilmer County, Georgia, is a real photograph used under the license shown with its credit. The home page header of Blackberry Falls was restored with AI from Brian McInturff’s original and is labeled that way. The trout photos were not taken on the Cartecay, and their captions say so.

Photographs

  • White water pours over a low rock ledge across the river, with large pale boulders on the far bank and dense green summer woods behind.

    White water pours over a low rock ledge across the river, with large pale boulders on the far bank and dense green summer woods behind.

    Photograph CartecayRiverGA panorama by Brian McInturff, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site. Restored for this site with Google Gemini image editing (sharpened, stitching seam removed, light warmed); nothing was added or removed. The restored image stays under CC BY-SA 3.0.

  • White water pours across a broad, low ledge of dark rock and spreads into a swirling green pool, with large pale boulders and a wooded bank of summer trees behind.

    White water pours across a broad, low ledge of dark rock and spreads into a swirling green pool, with large pale boulders and a wooded bank of summer trees behind.

    Photograph CartecayRiverGA panorama by Brian McInturff, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • An ultra-wide summer view of a shallow river: pale granite ledges and a white-water rapid on the left, a calm green-brown pool in the middle under a wall of leafy trees, and on the right a sandy rock bank where two children in helmets and life jackets ready a black inner tube beside yellow and red kayaks and two adults.

    An ultra-wide summer view of a shallow river: pale granite ledges and a white-water rapid on the left, a calm green-brown pool in the middle under a wall of leafy trees, and on the right a sandy rock bank where two children in helmets and life jackets ready a black inner tube beside yellow and red kayaks and two adults.

    Photograph CartecayRiverGA panorama by Brian McInturff, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized for this site.

  • Two children in helmets and life jackets climb onto a black inner tube in shallow brown water at a sloping rock bank, while two adults in life jackets and sun hats stand by yellow and red kayaks, with the calm river curving away under arching summer trees.

    Two children in helmets and life jackets climb onto a black inner tube in shallow brown water at a sloping rock bank, while two adults in life jackets and sun hats stand by yellow and red kayaks, with the calm river curving away under arching summer trees.

    Photograph CartecayRiverGA panorama by Brian McInturff, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • About a dozen people in wetsuits, red life jackets and white, blue and yellow helmets stand knee- to waist-deep in a brown river below a small rapid, with a rope stretched across the current to a rescuer by a large pale boulder, fallen logs on the left bank and leafy trees behind.

    About a dozen people in wetsuits, red life jackets and white, blue and yellow helmets stand knee- to waist-deep in a brown river below a small rapid, with a rope stretched across the current to a rescuer by a large pale boulder, fallen logs on the left bank and leafy trees behind.

    Photograph CartecayRiverGA RiverRescueTraining by Brian McInturff, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Rows of mismatched flip-flops, sandals, water shoes and two caps are hung on a wooden board fence in front of a grey wooden building, above a strip of patchy grass and red clay.

    Rows of mismatched flip-flops, sandals, water shoes and two caps are hung on a wooden board fence in front of a grey wooden building, above a strip of patchy grass and red clay.

    Photograph IMAG0071 (Flickr photo 4951652180) by John Philip Henry, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Cropped and resized for this site.

  • A white clapboard church with a front gable and a lower rear wing stands on a green lawn among rows of gravestones decorated with artificial flowers, under a blue sky with large white clouds, with a blue mountain ridge on the right horizon.

    A white clapboard church with a front gable and a lower rear wing stands on a green lawn among rows of gravestones decorated with artificial flowers, under a blue sky with large white clouds, with a blue mountain ridge on the right horizon.

    Photograph Cartecay Methodist Church, 1859, Blue Ridge Background by Gwringle, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • A wide, fast, riffled grey-green river runs across the lower half of the frame below a dense bank of rhododendron and bare and evergreen trees lightly dusted with snow, with a rhododendron branch in the lower-left foreground.

    A wide, fast, riffled grey-green river runs across the lower half of the frame below a dense bank of rhododendron and bare and evergreen trees lightly dusted with snow, with a rhododendron branch in the lower-left foreground.

    Photograph Ellijay (Flickr photo 4359895326) by Jeff Gunn, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Resized for this site.

  • A calm brown-green river reflects the sky and the trees lining both banks in early autumn color, with a fallen tree trunk leaning out from the right bank and a wooded hill in the distance.

    A calm brown-green river reflects the sky and the trees lining both banks in early autumn color, with a fallen tree trunk leaning out from the right bank and a wooded hill in the distance.

    Photograph Coosawattee River, Ellijay by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • A large red-brick courthouse with two white-columned porticoes and green-roofed pediments stands across an empty street under an overcast sky, with a dark pickup truck parked in front.

    A large red-brick courthouse with two white-columned porticoes and green-roofed pediments stands across an empty street under an overcast sky, with a dark pickup truck parked in front.

    Photograph Gilmer County Courthouse from east by Nyttend, licensed under Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • A curving brick-edged road loops around a landscaped roundabout with young trees and a clock post, with the white-columned red-brick courthouse and storefronts behind and a silver car on the road, under a cloudy sky.

    A curving brick-edged road loops around a landscaped roundabout with young trees and a clock post, with the white-columned red-brick courthouse and storefronts behind and a silver car on the road, under a cloudy sky.

    Photograph Ellijay roudabout 01 by Thomsonmg2000, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Red apples hang among green leaves on the gnarled branches of an apple tree, with rows of orchard trees and a patch of white sky behind.

    Red apples hang among green leaves on the gnarled branches of an apple tree, with rows of orchard trees and a patch of white sky behind.

    Photograph Apple picking & farm tour at BJ Reece Orchards & Farm Market, Ellijay, Georgia (Flickr photo 55159787091) by Erin Brierley, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Flickr. Resized for this site.

  • Wooden bushel baskets crammed with green apples and red-and-yellow apples fill the frame.

    Wooden bushel baskets crammed with green apples and red-and-yellow apples fill the frame.

    Photograph Ellijay 2 (Flickr photo 15501467894) by Nikki Wolfe, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Resized for this site.

  • A flagstone patio with black wrought-iron tables and chairs, a tall patio heater and a big stone outdoor fireplace hung with a garland and a wooden sign reading "est. Cartecay Vineyards 2007", with bare trees and rows of leafless vines on a green slope behind.

    A flagstone patio with black wrought-iron tables and chairs, a tall patio heater and a big stone outdoor fireplace hung with a garland and a wooden sign reading "est. Cartecay Vineyards 2007", with bare trees and rows of leafless vines on a green slope behind.

    Photograph Ellijay 1 (Flickr photo 15936373858) by Nikki Wolfe, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Resized for this site.

  • A bright green rolling pasture behind a barbed-wire fence and weathered fence posts, with a gravel lane, a wooded hillside just turning yellow, and big white cumulus clouds in a deep blue sky.

    A bright green rolling pasture behind a barbed-wire fence and weathered fence posts, with a gravel lane, a wooded hillside just turning yellow, and big white cumulus clouds in a deep blue sky.

    Photograph Fall in North Georgia (Flickr photo 22246658935) by MCHLC, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr. Resized for this site.

  • A field of tan and white autumn wildflowers and dry grass fills the lower half, with a dark band of forest and a long blue mountain ridge with one rounded summit under a pale cloudless sky.

    A field of tan and white autumn wildflowers and dry grass fills the lower half, with a dark band of forest and a long blue mountain ridge with one rounded summit under a pale cloudless sky.

    Photograph Cowpen Mountain, Georgia Oct 2015 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Two blue mountain ridges stand on the horizon above a hillside of mixed woods in orange, rust, yellow and green autumn color, with young pines in the foreground and a hazy blue sky.

    Two blue mountain ridges stand on the horizon above a hillside of mixed woods in orange, rust, yellow and green autumn color, with young pines in the foreground and a hazy blue sky.

    Photograph Springer Mountain and Black Mountain seen from East Ellijay by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • A spotted trout lies in clear, shallow water among green and brown grass blades along a stream edge.

    A spotted trout lies in clear, shallow water among green and brown grass blades along a stream edge.

    Photograph 20171114-FS-CHF-SMB-00 (Flickr photo 38293281104) by U.S. Forest Service, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests (ChattOconeeNF), licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Resized for this site.

  • A single spotted olive-and-silver rainbow trout with a faint pink side stripe swims toward the camera against a plain white background.

    A single spotted olive-and-silver rainbow trout with a faint pink side stripe swims toward the camera against a plain white background.

    Photograph Rainbow trout swimming (50935963647) by Sam Stukel / USFWS, licensed under Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

Video

  • Hero film: a 23-second loop of slow camera moves and dissolves across 6 real photographs credited on this page (Brian McInturff (CC BY-SA 3.0); Thomson200 (CC0); MCHLC (CC BY-SA 2.0)). Nothing in it is generated; the Blackberry Falls frames use a copy of the photograph restored with Google Gemini image editing (sharpened, stitching seam removed), with nothing added or removed. Because some sources are CC BY-SA, the film is offered under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map

  • Map drawn for this site from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL): Cartecay River ways 290276856, 290276913 and 290276857, Tickanetley Creek and the named tributaries, the Ellijay and Coosawattee rivers, and primary and secondary roads. Pin locations come from OpenStreetMap or each place's cited source.

Map

The river map is drawn for this site from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), including the Cartecay River relation 3857413. Pin locations come from each place’s cited source.

Elevation and flow data

The river’s long profile is measured for this guide from the USGS 3D Elevation Program through its Elevation Point Query Service. The live flow card shows readings from USGS gage 02379500, Cartecay River near Ellijay.

Living on the river

Thinking about land or a home on the Cartecay? Start with people who know North Georgia.

Gold Peach Realty is the North Georgia brokerage behind this guide. Riverfront here is private land, with floodplain maps, stream buffers and septic rules that shape what you can build. If a day on the river has you thinking about a place near it, our agents will walk you through what is for sale and what to check first.

Visit Gold Peach Realty Call Gold Peach Realty (770) 283-1223

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