# Soque River
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{{Short description|River in Habersham County, Georgia}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
[[File:Soque river georgia.jpg|thumb|right|The Soque River near [Batesville, Georgia](/source/Batesville%2C_Georgia)]]
The '''Soque River''' ([Cherokee](/source/Cherokee_language): ᏐᏈ) ('''Soquee River''' per 1972 [Board on Geographic Names](/source/Board_on_Geographic_Names) decision[{{gnis|335300|Soquee River}}]) and its watershed are located entirely within the county boundaries of [Habersham County](/source/Habersham_County%2C_Georgia) in northeast [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)). The Soque is a tributary of the [Chattahoochee River](/source/Chattahoochee_River). Portions of the river run along [State Route 197](/source/State_Route_197_(Georgia)).[{{cite web |title=The Soque River — Habersham County |url=http://www.soque.org/SoqueRiver_habersham.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206164913/https://www.soque.org/SoqueRiver_habersham.htm |archive-date=2008-02-06 |access-date=2008-08-22 |publisher=Soque River Watershed Association}}]
The highest point in the [watershed](/source/Drainage_basin) occurs on {{convert|4430|ft|m|0|adj=on}} [Tray Mountain](/source/Tray_Mountain). The Soque is {{convert|28.5|mi}} long,[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 15, 2011] and the watershed covers {{convert|83983|acre|km2|0}}, 47% of Habersham County’s {{convert|178677|acre|km2|0}}.[{{cite news |date=2008-08-19 |title=Two NE Ga. water suppliers recognized by governor |work=AccessWDUN, formerly Access North Georgia |url=https://accesswdun.com/article/2008/9/213462 |access-date=2023-02-24}}] Approximately {{convert|17524|acre|km2|0}} or 17% of the watershed are within the [Chattahoochee National Forest](/source/Chattahoochee_National_Forest) in the [Chattooga Ranger District](/source/Chattooga_Ranger_District). A portion of the river and watershed is also within the [Tray Mountain Wilderness](/source/Tray_Mountain_Wilderness). The Soque River [watershed](/source/Drainage_basin) is designated by the [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) as watershed [HUC](/source/hydrologic_unit) 0313000102.[{{cite web |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/mwm/?layer=LEGACY_WBD&feature=03130001&extraLayers=null?layer=LEGACY_WBD&feature=03130001&extraLayers=null |title=EPA MyWaters Mapper |publisher=Environmental Protection Agency |access-date=2015-12-06}}]
A non-profit organization the Soque River Watershed Association was formed in 1998 to protect and restore the Soque River, its tributaries and watershed. The membership based organization hosts events, clean-ups and implements sustainability projects such as construction of a Clarkesville Greenway, cattle fencing projects, streambank restoration, and innovative stormwater management.
==Toponymy==
The Soque River takes its name from Ꮠꮘ (So-qui), also known as Ꮜꮘᏹ (Sa-qui-yi), or Sakwiyi, a [Cherokee](/source/Cherokee) village which once stood on its banks.[{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=209 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}]
== Sub-basins of the Soque River ==
The Soque River Watershed is made up of 7 watershed sub-basins. From North to South they include:
thumb|left|220px|Topographic map showing the headwaters of the Soque River and Raper Creek
thumb|right|220px|Map showing the headwaters of the Soque River and its sub-watershed (outlined in pink), and Raper Creek
* '''Headwaters''' - The immediate headwaters area includes a 17.3 square mile area upstream of the confluence of the Left and Right Forks of the Soque River north of [Batesville](/source/Batesville%2C_Georgia), as well as the area of the Soque from its origin to its meeting with Raper Creek. The watershed includes Left Fork Soque River, which rises at the foot of [Tray Mountain](/source/Tray_Mountain), and is joined on its way in an east-southeast direction by South Prong Goshen Creek just west of its confluence with Wolfpen Branch. The Left Fork then turns to the south, crosses [State Route 356](/source/Georgia_State_Route_356), which connects to [Helen](/source/Helen%2C_Georgia), and picks up Goshen Branch on the south side of State Route 356, before its meeting with the Right Fork. The Right Fork Soque River rises as Goshen Creek just north of the source of Wolfpen Branch, which runs east, parallel to the [Habersham County](/source/Habersham_County%2C_Georgia)-[Rabun County](/source/Rabun_County%2C_Georgia) line, before its confluence with Baker Branch, which had just been joined by High Valley Branch, from west of Goshen Mountain, where it becomes Right Fork Soque River at Wilson Falls, 2 miles west of [Lake Burton](/source/Lake_Burton_(Georgia)). Right Fork heads east, then turns sharply south around Goshen Mountain, and meets the Left Fork right after crossing State Route 356 to become the Soque River just north of [Batesville](/source/Batesville%2C_Georgia). A large portion of the Headwaters sub-basin is [U.S. Forest Service](/source/United_States_Forest_Service) lands. This portion of the Soque River watershed is designated by the [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) as sub-[watershed](/source/Drainage_basin) [HUC](/source/hydrologic_unit) 031300010201, and is named Headwaters Soque River sub-watershed.