7.4

7,4 Key Word Index
1943 Agreement, S-1, S-2, S-4, S-1 I, S-41, 1-1, 1-3, l-4, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-1 ], 2-12, 2-20, 2-22, 3-23, 4-
25, 4-27, 4-28, 4-29, 4-31, 4-33, 4-34, 4-265, 4-266, 5-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-9, 7-32, 7-42
A
access, S-1, S-3, S-4, S-5, S-7, S-8, 5-10, 5-15, 5-18, S-l9, 5-35, 5-38, l-3, l-4, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10,
2-11, 2-]2, 2-]3, 2-14, 2-]5, 2-16, 2-19, 2-27, 2-39, 3-2, 3-3, 3-9, 3-17, 3-20, 3-22, 3-24, 3-62, 4-8, 4-1 l, 4-]2, 4-13,
4-18, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 4-24, 4-25, 4-27, 4-28, 4-29, 4-31, 4-33, 4-34, 4-35, 4-43, 4-54, 4-55, 4-57, 4-58, 4-59, 4-62,
4-63, 4-66, 4-68, 4-69, 4-70, 4-73, 4-77, 4-78, 4-79, 4-80, 4-81, 4-82, 4-84, 4-85, 4-88, 4-89, 4-90, 4-91, 4-92, 4-93,
4-97, 4-99, 4-105, 4-1 l4, 4-124, 4-198, 4-199, 4-200, 4-209, 4-211, 4-212, 4-218, 4-225, 4-232, 4-235, 4-236, 4-237,
4-238, 4-242, 4-265, 4-267, 6-5, 6-72, 7-5, 7-35, 7-37
acid-producing rocW AP rock (see pyritic rock), 5-27, 5-29, 5-38, 3-43, 4-101, 4-177, 4-178, 4-180, 4-184, 7-4, 7-9, 7-
27, 7-37
aesthetic(s), 5-38, 5-39, 2-13, 3-72, 4-66, 4-76, 4-80, 4-253, 4-256, 4-257, 4-260, 4-265, 4-266, 4-267, 4-268, 5-63, 6-9,
7-3 7
airpollution/pollutants, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-51, 4-115, 4-116, 4-1 l7, 4-119, 4-120, 4-121, 4-122,
4-123, 4-124, 4-125, 4-135, 4-136, 4-137, 4-138, 4-139, 4-140, 4-141, 4-171, 4-173, 4-176, 4-178, 4-185, 4-255, 4-
260, 4-261, 4-267, 7-19, 7-28, 7-33, 7-34, 7-35, 7-44
air quality, 5-22, 5-23, 5-27, S-37, l-5, 3-28, 3-29, 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-50, 4-] l5, 4-1 16, 4-1 17, 4-119, 4-120, 4-121, 4-
]22, 4-123, 4-124, 4-136, 4-138, 4-]40, 4-141, 4-142, 5-66, 5-67, 5-69, 6-9, 7-29, 7-33, 7-35
Appalachian National Scenic TraiUAT, S-], S-2, S-9, 5-14, 5-15, 5-16, 5-20, 5-37, 5-40, 5-41, ]-2, 1-4, 1-5, 2-9, 2-10,
2-11, 2-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-24, 3-25, 3-72, 3-73, 3-74, 3-76, 4-11, 4-55, 4-56, 4-57, 4-60, 4-61, 4-62, 4-63, 4-64, 4-65,
4-66, 4-67, 4-74, 4-75, 4-76, 4-77, 4-79, 4-80, 4-81, 4-82, 4-85, 4-87, 4-90, 4-91, 4-92, 4-93, 4-94, 4-95, 4-96, 4-98,
4-107, 4-114, 4-144, 4-147, 4-150, 4-151, 4-152, 4-161, 4-169, 4-185, 4-198, 4-208, 4-217, 4-224, 4-231, 4-246, 4-
252, 4-253, 4-255, 4-256, 4-257, 4-259, 4-260, 4-264, 4-265, 4-268, 5-1, 5-2, 5-71, 5-73, 5-75, 7-2, 7-13, 7-20, 7-27,
7-33
archaeological resources, S-1, S-]6, 5-17, 5-41, 1-2, 3-1 l, 3-]2, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 4-85, 4-90, 4-91, 4-92, 4-93, 4-94, 4-
95, 4-96, 4-97, 5-3, 5-4, 5-68, 7-33, 7-47
B
backcountry, S-5, S-6, 5-14, 5-16, 5-38, 5-39, 5-41, 5-42, 2-4, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-29, 3-8, 3-22, 3-23,
3-24, 3-76, 4-50, 4-51, 4-52, 4-53, 4-55, 4-56, 4-57, 4-59, 4-60, 4-62, 4-64, 4-65, 4-72, 4-73, 4-74, 4-76, 4-77, 4-78,
4-79, 4-81, 4-98, 4-99, 4-144, 4-265, 4-266, 4-267, 4-268, 7-32, 7-35
bacteria, 4-] 76, 4-179
bald eagle, 5-34, 5-35, S-36, 3-63, 3-66, 3-68, 4-240, 4-241, 4-242, 4-243, 4-244, 4-245, 5-4, 7-1
benthic macroinvertebrate (aquatic insects), 3-45, 3-46, 3-48, 4-168, 4-181, 4-190, 7-13
Benton MacKaye TraiIBMT, 3-25, 4-56, 7-2, 7-27
best management practice(s)BMPs, S-40, 4-161, 7-27, 7-34
black bears, 1-5, 3-50, 3-60, 3-61, 4-209, 4-212, 4-216, 4-217, 4-218, 4-219, 4-220, 4-221, 4-222, 4-223, 4-224, 7-2, 7-
3, 7-5, 7-1 l, 7-18, 7-]9, 7-20, 7-21, 7-24, 7-25
Bryson City, S-1, S-7, 5-10, 5-13, 5-14, 5-41, 1-1, ]-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-15, 2-20, 2-22, 3-1, 3-2, 3-
3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-1 l, 3-19, 3-29, 3-30, 3-42, 3-73, 3-76, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-9, 4-14, 4-18, 4-19, 4-20, 4-21,
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4-22, 4-23, 4-24, 4-38, 4-42, 4-44, 4-45, 4-46, 4-49, 4-50, 4-52, 4-54, 4-55, 4-80, 4-84, 4-98, 4-264, 4-265, 5-3, 5-7,
5-73, 5-75, 6-4, 6-5, 6-7, 7-3, 7-17, 7-32
C
Cable Cove, S-5, 5-37, 2-4, 2-6, 2-1 l, 2-12, 2-16, 3-74, 4-77, 4-256, 4-257, 5-3, 7-1
campgrounds/campsites, S-6, 5-14, 5-15, S-l6, 5-38, 5-39, 2-15, 2-17, 2-29, 3-8, 3-10, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-61, 4-
51, 4-52, 4-53, 4-57, 4-58, 4-59, 4-60, 4-64, 4-65, 4-79, 4-80, 4-81, 4-82, 4-98, 4-265, 4-266, 4-267, 4-268, 7-32, 7-
35
capital costicapital outlay, 2-23, 7-35
cemetery/cemeteries, S-1, S-2, S-7, S-8, S-l0, S-l8, 5-19, 5-41, 1-2, ]-3, 2-5, 2-14, 2-16, 2-27, 3-6, 3-9, 3-17, 3-18, 3-
20, 3-22, 4-8, 4-22, 4-23, 4-25, 4-27, 4-28, 4-29, 4-31, 4-33, 4-34, 4-35, 4-55, 4-78, 4-85, 4-89, 4-90, 4-91, 4-92, 4-
93, 4-94, 4-95, 4-96, 4-97, 4-265, 6-9, 7-32
Cheoah Lake, 5-29, 2-34, 2-35, 2-36, 3-37, 3-40, 3-45, 3-68, 4-167, 4-1 82, 4-193, 4-195
Cherokee (town o� (see Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), 5-14, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-11, 3-13, 3-]4, 3-15, 3-16, 3-25, 4-5,
4-7, 4-9, 4-38, 4-42, 4-45, 4-46, 4-49, 4-54, 4-55, 4-80, 4-83, 5-1, 5-4, 5-73, 5-74, 5-75, 6-4, 6-5, 7-17
cooperating agency, ]-3, 7-35, 7-47
critical habitat, 3-68, 4-219, 4-241, 4-244, 7-46, 7-48
cultural landscapes/historic landscapes, 3-17, 4-6, 4-238, 7-36
cultural resources, S-2, 5-16, 5-17, 5-20, 5-38, S-39, 5-40, S-4l, 1-2, 1-5, 2-8, 2-10, 2-19, 2-23, 2-30, 3-11, 3-17, 3-20,
3-21, 3-25, 4-]0, 4-24, 4-25, 4-27, 4-28, 4-29, 4-31, 4-33, 4-34, 4-78, 4-85, 4-89, 4-90, 4-97, 4-98, 4-238, 4-266, 4-
268, 5-4, 6-6, 6-8, 6-9, 7-34, 7-36
cumulative impacts/effects, S-9, 5-14, 1-5, 2-30, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-11, 4-23, 4-27, 4-34, 4-43, 4-44, 4-45, 4-47, 4-54, 4-55,
4-80, 4-84, 4-85, 4-113, 4-1 14, 4-160, 4-167, 4-182, 4-183, 4-196, 4-204, 4-215, 4-223, 4-230, 4-238, 4-243, 4-251,
4-264, 4-269, 5-66
D
decibel/dBA, 5-23, 5-24, 2-33, 3-35, 3-36, 4-143, 4-144, 4-145, 4-146, 4-147, 4-148, 4-149, 4-150, 7-27, 7-36
Decoration Day(s), S-5, 5-18, S-l9, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 4-25, 4-90, 5-68, 5-69
E
Eagle Creek, S-6, S-8, 5-12, 5-13, S-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 5-19, 5-20, 5-21, 5-22, S-25, 5-27, 5-29, 5-30, 5-31, 5-33, S-
37, 2-7, 2-9, 2-1 l, 2-13, 2-15, 2-17, 2-23, 2-27, 2-36, 3-28, 3-44, 3-45, 3-46, 3-48, 3-57, 3-62, 4-23, 4-34, 4-41, 4-46,
4-53, 4-60, 4-61, 4-63, 4-65, 4-67, 4-69, 4-70, 4-74, 4-75, 4-77, 4-80, 4-82, 4-94, 4-96, 4-97, 4-104, 4-110, 4-] l2, 4-
127, 4-128, 4-129, 4-130, 4-131, 4-132, 4-133, 4-138, 4-139, 4-140, 4-149, 4-155, 4-156, 4-159, 4-164, 4-166, 4-175,
4-180, 4-] 82, 4-193, 4-194, 4-195, 4-203, 4-204, 4-210, 4-214, 4-222, 4-229, 4-233, 4-237, 4-250, 4-257, 6-72, 7-34
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians/ECBI, 3-7, 3-1 1, 4-54, 5-], 5-73, 5-74, 6-5, 7-27
Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division/EFLHD, 1-3, 2-22, 3-72, 5-1, 5-5, 5-70, 7-27, 7-37
embankment, 5-20, S-2l , 5-24, 2-31, 4-2 ], 4- ] 02, 4-103, 4-104, 4-108, 4-1 l 3
encapsulation methods, 5-20, 2-31, 4-21, 4-24, 4-102, 4-103, 4-184, 5-67, 5-68, 7-11
endangered species, 3-66, 4-199, 4-240, 4-247, 7-30, 7-48
environmental justice/EJ, 1-5, 4-83, 5-66, 7-28, 7-38
excavation, S-20, 5-21, 2-7, 2-31, 4-20, 4-21, 4-101, 4-102, 4-103, 4-104, 4-105, 4-106, 4-122
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Federal Highway Administration/FHWA, S-2, S-3, S-8, S-9, 1-3, l-5, 2-2, 2-22, 3-32, 3-41, 3-72, 4-2, 4-]06, 4-143, 4-
]44, 4-147, 4-184, 4-259, 4-261, 5-], 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-7, 5-70, 5-72, 5-74, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, 7-4, 7-7, 7-23, 7-28, 7-
35, 7-37, 7-38, 7-45
federal species of concern, 3-58, 3-59, 4-192, 4-193, 7-28
federally protected species, 1-5, 3-63, 3-66, 4-243, 4-244, 4-246, 5-4, 5-5
floodplains, 5-21, 5-22, 1-2, 1-5, 2-11, 2-32, 3-26, 3-27, 3-28, 4-97, 4-107, 4-108, 4-109, 4-110, 4-113, 4-114, 4-205, 4-
206, 6-9
Fontana Dam, S-1, S-2, S-6, S-7, S-8, 5-10, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15, S- l 6, 5-17, S- ] 8, 5-19, 5-20, 5-21, 5-22, 5-26, S-29, S-
30, 5-31, 5-33, 5-34, 5-37, 1-1, l-3, 2-6, 2-7, 2-1 l, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-23, 2-27, 2-30, 2-40, 3-1, 3-4, 3-9, 3-10,
3-11, 3-14, 3-16, 3-19, 3-20, 3-24, 3-27, 3-40, 3-73, 3-76, 4-4, 4-7, 4-14, 4-20, 4-23, 4-24, 4-34, 4-40, 4-41, 4-46, 4-
52, 4-53, 4-54, 4-55, 4-60, 4-64, 4-65, 4-66, 4-67, 4-70, 4-75, 4-76, 4-77, 4-80, 4-81, 4-84, 4-94, 4-96, 4-97, 4-98, 4-
]04, 4-105, 4-1 l2, 4-113, 4-127, 4-]28, 4-129, 4-130, 4-131, 4-132, 4-133, 4-138, 4-140, 4-]49, 4-150, 4-155, 4-156,
4-159, 4-164, 4-] 67, 4-175, 4-182, 4-195, 4-203, 4-204, 4-205, 4-210, 4-215, 4-222, 4-229, 4-233, 4-237, 4-250, 4-
256, 4-257, 4-258, 4-259, 4-264, 5-7, 6-1, 7-20, 7-21, 7-32, 7-34
Fontana Lalce (Reservoir), S-1, S-8, 5-16, 5-21, 5-25, 5-27, 5-29, 5-31, 5-35, 5-37, l-1, l-4, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9,
2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-34, 2-35, 2-36, 2-40, 3-1, 3-2, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-10, 3-13, 3-15, 3-]6, 3-17, 3-20, 3-21, 3-
22, 3-25, 3-27, 3-28, 3-35, 3-36, 3-40, 3-42, 3-43, 3-44, 3-45, 3-46, 3-58, 3-65, 3-68, 3-73, 3-74, 3-75, 3-76, 4-4, 4-8,
4-20, 4-51, 4-54, 4-68, 4-73, 4-77, 4-89, 4-104, 4-150, 4-158, 4-165, 4-] 66, 4-167, 4-169, 4-173, 4-178, 4-] 80, 4-
] 82, 4-186, 4-191, 4-192, 4-195, 4-] 96, 4-199, 4-208, 4-21 l, 4-213, 4-214, 4-218, 4-225, 4-232, 4-240, 4-242, 4-243,
4-245, 4-247, 4-250, 4-256, 4-257, 4-258, 4-264, 5-7, 6-62, 7-1, 7-32
Fontana Mine, 3-44
Fontana Project, 3-1 l, 7-21
Fontana Village, l-4, 3-6, 3-]0, 3-26, 4-14, 4-19, 4-264, 5-4, 6-7
Forney Geek, S-3, S-5, S-6, S-8, 5-12, 5-13, S-15, 5-16, 5-14, 5-18, 5-19, 5-20, 5-21, S-22, 5-25, 5-26, 5-27, 5-29, S-
30, 5-31, 5-32, 5-33, 5-34, 5-35, 5-36, 5-37, 2-6, 2-7, 2-]2, 2-13, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-23, 2-27, 3-2, 3-9, 3-12, 3-
] 9, 3-38, 3-43, 3-45, 3-46, 4-22, 4-23, 4-31, 4-34, 4-41, 4-44, 4-46, 4-51, 4-52, 4-59, 4-60, 4-61, 4-62, 4-63, 4-64, 4-
65, 4-66, 4-67, 4-68, 4-69, 4-74, 4-75, 4-76, 4-77, 4-79, 4-81, 4-82, 4-91, 4-92, 4-94, 4-96, 4-97, 4-103, 4-104, 4-111,
4-1 l2, 4-127, 4-128, 4-129, 4-130, 4-131, 4-132, 4-133, 4-136, 4-137, 4-138, 4-140, 4-148, 4-149, 4-155, 4-156, 4-
157, 4-158, 4-159, 4-164, 4-165, 4-166, 4-175, 4-180, 4-181, 4-192, 4-193, 4-194, 4-202, 4-203, 4-204, 4-210, 4-213,
4-214, 4-221, 4-222, 4-228, 4-229, 4-233, 4-236, 4-237, 4-242, 4-243, 4-249, 4-250, 4-256, 4-257, 6-62, 7-34
G
geology, 5-20, 5-21, 5-27, 5-28, 5-38, 5-39, ]-5, 4-21, 4-100, 4-102, 4-103, 4-104, 4-]O5, 4-107, 4-173, 4-]74, 4-178,
4-179, 4-181, 4-265, 4-266, 4-267, 4-268, 6-9
goals, S-2, 5-40, 5-41, l-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 3-7, 3-25, 3-31, 3-33, 3-65, 4-56, 4-263, 6-6
Graham Counry, 5-36, l-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-66, 3-69, 4-6, 5-3, 5-4, 5-7, 5-72, 5-73, 5-74, 5-75, 6-4, 6-5, 6-7, 7-9, 7-
11, 7-17
Great Smolcy Mountains Railroad/GSMR, l-4, 3-4, 3-7, 4-5, 4-9, 4-22, 4-23, 4-38, 4-42, 4-46, 4-49, 4-54, 4-80, 7-9, 7-
28
groundwater, 3-37, 3-44, 4-114, 4-164, 4-211, 7-33, 7-38, 7-45, 7-47
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habitat fra�mentation, 5-31, 5-32, 5-33, S-35, 5-38, 2-4, 2-11, 2-37, 2-38, 2-39, 4-190, 4-209, 4-210, 4-213, 4-214, 4-
2l 5, 4-218, 4-221, 4-222, 4-226, 4-228, 4-229, 4-230, 4-251, 4-265, 4-267
hazardous material, 1-5, 3-28, 4-114
Hazel Creek, S-5, S-6, 5-21, 5-29, 5-37, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-13, 2-16, 2-17, 2-40, 3-9, 3-12, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 3-
l8, 3-19, 3-28, 3-44, 3-45, 3-46, 3-48, 3-59, 3-62, 3-73, 3-75, 4-55, 4-61, 4-63, 4-65, 4-69, 4-74, 4-77, 4-81, 4-82, 4-
104, 4-166, 4-180, 4-193, 4-195, 4-221, 4-222, 4-229, 4-249, 4-250, 4-256, 4-257, 6-72, 7-17, 7-19
heavy metals, 5-27, 5-28, 3-43, 4-174, 4-178, 4-179, 4-181, 4-183, 4-184, 6-64, 7-44
hiking, S-2, 5-14, S-]5, S-l6, 5-41, 1-2, l-5, 2-16, 2-29, 3-2, 3-20, 3-24, 3-25, 3-52, 3-73, 4-56, 4-57, 4-59, 4-60, 4-62,
4-63, 4-64, 4-74, 4-78, 4-79, 7-32, 7-33, 7-35, 7-36
historic properties/sites, 5-16, 2-30, 3-17, 3-22, 4-87, 4-88, 5-3, 7-47
hydrology, 5-24, S-30, 5-38, 2-34, 2-36, 4-154, 4-165, 4-168, 4-185, 4-191, 4-192, 4-196, 4-198, 4-201, 4-207, 4-209,
4-265, 4-267, 5-63, 7-S l
IMPLAN economic model, 4-35, 7-28, 7-40
Indiana Bat, 5-34, 2-39, 3-68, 4-242, 4-245, 7-7
invasive species, 5-33, 2-37, 3-64, 4-237, 4-238, 4-239, 7-10, 7-23
J
jobs, S-l0, 5-12, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 4-4, 4-9, 4-24, 4-28, 4-30, 4-32, 4-35, 4-38, 4-39, 4-40, 4-41, 4-42, 4-43, 4-44, 4-45, 4-
46, 4-49, 4-50, 4-83, 7-4 ]
jurisdictional wetland, 5-24, 5-25, 5-26, 5-27, 2-34, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39, 3-45, 3-48, 4-152, 4-] 53, 4-154, 4-157, 4-158, 4-
159, 4- l 60, 4-191, 7-49, 7-51
L
Lake View Road, S-4, S-5, 5-16, 1-1, 1-3, 2-2, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-10, 2-15, 2-39, 3-1, 3-8, 3-9, 3-25, 4-7, 4-22, 4-23, 4-39,
4-54, 4-55, 4-77, 4-78, 4-84, 4-]O5, 4-1 l4, 4-124, 4-147, 4-150, 4-176, 4-235, 4-258, 5-3, 7-34
Lakeshore Trail, S-6, 5-15, 5-15, 5-37, 5-38, 2-13, 2-17, 2-29, 2-40, 3-2, 3-25, 3-74, 4-50, 4-51, 4-56, 4-61, 4-62, 4-63,
4-65, 4-68, 4-69, 4-70, 4-74, 4-77, 4-80, 4-81, 4-256, 4-257, 4-265, 4-267, 4-268
Laurel Branch, S-4, S-8, S-9, S-11, 5-14, S-]6, 5-17, S-2l, 5-22, 5-24, 5-27, S-28, 5-29, S-3l, S-32, 5-34, 5-35, 5-36,
5-39, l-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 2-10, 2-14, 2-15, 2-19, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, 2-27, 2-34, 3-9, 3-45, 3-46, 4-3, 4-13, 4-]4, 4-]5, 4-
16, 4-17, 4-18, 4-19, 4-20, 4-22, 4-28, 4-29, 4-39, 4-40, 4-41, 4-42, 4-43, 4-47, 4-49, 4-54, 4-55, 4-59, 4-60, 4-64, 4-
66, 4-68, 4-70, 4-71, 4-72, 4-73, 4-75, 4-78, 4-79, 4-81, 4-82, 4-84, 4-90, 4-98, 4-99, 4-102, 4-106, 4-107, 4-108, 4-
110, 4-1 1 l, 4-1 l3, 4-1 14, 4-122, 4-123, 4-124, 4-127, 4-128, 4-129, 4-130, 4-131, 4-132, 4-133, 4-138, 4-140, 4-145,
4-147, 4-149, 4-] 52, 4-155, 4-156, 4-157, 4-161, 4-] 64, 4-165, 4-166, 4-] 69, 4-174, 4-] 75, 4-177, 4-178, 4-] 85, 4-
191, 4-192, 4-198, 4-201, 4-208, 4-210, 4-213, 4-217, 4-220, 4-221, 4-224, 4-228, 4-231, 4-233, 4-235, 4-242, 4-244,
4-245, 4-246, 4-248, 4-252, 4-256, 4-260, 4-261, 4-262, 4-263, 4-265, 5-62, 5-65
least environmentally damaging practicable alternative/LEDPA, 5-40, 2-20, 7-28
Little Tennessee River, S-1, 1-3, 1-4, 3-1, 3-19, 3-40, 3-43, 3-47, 3-73, 3-75, 3-76, 4-4, 4-113, 4-159, 7-15, 7-16
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Memorandum of Agreement, S-1, 1-1, 4-167, 7-28, 7-32, 7-42
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migratory birds, 5-32, 5-33, 1-5, 2-38, 3-62, 4-23, 4-146, 4-] 50, 4-224, 4-225, 4-226, 4-227, 4-228, 4-229, 4-230, 4-
231, 6-72, 7-2, 7-43
Mountains to Sea Trail/MST, l-5, 3-24, 7-29
N
NantahalaNational Forest, 1-5, 2-6, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12, 2-19, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-10, 3-21, 3-25, 3-68, 4-4, 4-46, 4-52, 4-263,
4-264
National Environmental Policy/NEPA, S-1, S-2, S-4, S-9, S-40, 5-41, l-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-1, 2-5, 2-10, 2-15, 2-18, 2-19,
2-20, 2-24, 3-23, 3-72, 4-], 4-2, 4-3, 4-6, 4-82, 4-83, 4-89, 4-97, 4-98, 4-107, 4-114, 4-142, 4-152, 4-161, 4-169, 4-
] 85, 4-198, 4-208, 4-217, 4-224, 4-231, 4-246, 4-253, 4-259, 4-260, 5-1, 5-2, 5-7, 5-63, 5-64, 5-65, 5-66, 5-66, 5-67,
5-68, 5-72, 6-1, 6-6, 6-8, 7-29, 7-35, 7-36, 7-37, 7-38, 7-42, 7-43, 7-45, 7-46
National Register of Historic Places/NRHP, 5-18, 2-30, 3-1 l, 3-12, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-20, 3-25, 4-6, 4-88,
4-89, 4-93, 4-95, 7-18, 7-29, 7-32, 7-36, 7-40, 7-43
Native American, 1-2, 3-5, 3-ll, 3-17, 3-20, 3-25, 4-56, 4-89, 7-29
noise, 5-23, 5-24, 5-32, 5-34, 2-33, 2-37, 2-38, 2-39, 4-65, 4-73, 4-74, 4-143, 4-144, 4-145, 4-146, 4-147, 4-148, 4-149,
4-150, 4-] 51, 4-152, 4-209, 4-21 l, 4-213, 4-214, 4-215, 4-216, 4-2] 8, 4-219, 4-221, 4-222, 4-225, 4-226, 4-227, 4-
228, 4-229, 4-230, 4-242, 4-243, 4-267, 5-62, 5-66, 5-67, 6-9, 7-19, 7-29, 7-30, 7-43
non-attainment area, 3-31, 3-32, 7-33
non-native species, 4-78
Notice of Intent, 5-1, 5-2, 5-7, 7-29, 7-44
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Operations and Maintenance costs/O&M, 2-24, 7-7, 7-29, 7-44
Organic Act, 5-39, 3-21, 4-] 0, 4-268
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parklands, 3-7
participating agency, 7-45
peak-hour traf6c volumes, 4-13, 4-14, 4-144
pH, 5-27, 3-26, 3-43, 3-44, 4-168, 4-] 70, 4-173, 4-] 74, 4-176, 4-177, 4-178, 4-180, 4-182, 4-183, 4-184, 4-234, 6-64, 7-
33
posted speed, S-7, 2-2, 3-1, 4-99, 7-46
Proctor, S-3, S-5, S-6, 5-18, S-]9, 5-37, 2-9, 2-12, 2-13, 2-16, 2-17, 2-27, 2-30, 2-40, 3-9, 3-1 l, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17,
3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-72, 3-75, 4-31, 4-34, 4-53, 4-55, 4-60, 4-76, 4-77, 4-90, 4-93, 4-94, 4-95, 4-96, 4-97, 4-256, 4-
257, 4-259, 4-265
public involvement, S-2, S-5, 5-42, l-2, 2-]7, 2-21, 5-1, 5-2, 5-65, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-8, 6-10, 7-29, 7-32
purpose and need, S-2, 5-41, 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-20, 6-3, 6-6, 7-33, 7-45, 7-47
pyritic (see acid-producing rock), 1-5, 2-22, 4-20, 4-21, 4-182, 4-184, 7-4, 7-1 l
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Ravensford Land Exchange, 4-7, 4-54, 4-97, 4-1 l3, 4-160, 4-167, 4-195, 4-205, 4-258
Record of Decision/ROD, S-1, 5-16, 5-40, l-1, 4-97, 7-30, 7-46
recrearion/recreational, S-2, 5-28, 5-38, 5-41, 5-42, 1-2, 1-5, l-6, 2-10, 2-19, 2-28, 2-35, 2-38, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-
21, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-42, 3-72, 3-75, 3-76, 4-9, 4-10, 4-14, 4-25, 4-38, 4-39, 4-43, 4-44, 4-46, 4-49, 4-50, 4-55, 4-
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56, 4-57, 4-71, 4-144, 4-147, 4-] 52, 4-170, 4-] 74, 4-176, 4-178, 4-179, 4-180, 4-] 89, 4-198, 4-223, 5-64, 6-9, 7-32,
7-36, 7-44, 7-45, 7-46, 7-47, 7-48, 7-51
riparian buffer, 5-29, 2-36, 3-39, 4-168, 4-185, 4-190, 4-193
runoff, 5-27, 5-28, 5-29, S-4l, 1-2, 2-35, 2-36, 4-173, 4-174, 4-177, 4-178, 4-179, 4-180, 4-185, 4-189, 4-190, 4-193, 4-
267, 7-38, 7-45, 7-50
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scenic byways, 7-47
scoping, l-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-3, 6-5, 6-6, 7-44, 7-47
screening criteria, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 6-3, 6-8
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbor Act of 1899, 3-42, 7-48
Section l06 consultation, 5-16, 3-i l, 4-87, 4-88, 4-89, 4-97, 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 5-68, 7-32, 7-47
Section 4( fl of the Department of Transportation Act, 1-5, 7-47, 7-48
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act/CWA, 1-3, 3-37, 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 7-27, 7-47
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 5-36, 3-65, 7-48
Section 9 of the Rivers and Harbor Act of l 899, 7-48
sedimentation, 5-27, 5-28, 5-29, 2-35, 2-36, 3-43, 3-44, 4-] 53, 4-162, 4-175, 4-177, 4-178, 4-179, 4-180, 4-182, 4-184,
4-185, 4-189, 4-190, 4-191, 4-252, 7-12
signatory, l-3
si�nificant impact, 5-7, 7-42
socioeconomics, 4-3, 5-63, 5-67, 7-40
soils, 5-21, S-38, 5-39, 3-26, 3-27, 3-33, 3-50, 4-21, 4-100, 4-101, 4-102, 4-103, 4-104, 4-105, 4-106, 4-107, 4-114, 4-
141, 4-173, 4-207, 4-211, 4-234, 4-265, 4-266, 4-268, 6-9, 7-48
solitude, S-2, 5-14, S-]5, S-]6, S-4l, 5-42, 1-2, 2-29, 3-23, 3-35, 4-27, 4-28, 4-29, 4-31, 4-33, 4-56, 4-57, 4-66, 4-67, 4-
73, 4-74, 4-75, 4-76, 4-77, 4-79, 4-80, 4-146, 4-257, 4-267, 6-9, 7-32, 7-51
soundscape, 5-15, 5-23, 5-32, 5-33, 3-35, 4-23, 4-58, 4-66, 4-143, 4-144, 4-146, 4-]47, 4-148, 4-149, 4-150, 4-151, 4-
] 52, 4-228
special aquaric habitat, 5-24, 5-25, 5-26, 5-27, 1-5, 2-34, 3-37, 3-38, 3-45, 3-48, 4-] 52, 4-153, 4-154, 4-157, 4-158, 4-
159, 4-160, 4-191, 7-41, 7-51
species new to science, 5-36, 4-246
study area, S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, S-6, 5-10, 5-13, 5-14, S-2l, 5-27, 5-32, 5-37, 5-41, l-2, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 2-4, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9,
2-11, 2-17, 2-27, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-16, 3-17, 3-20, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-
27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-35, 3-36, 3-37, 3-40, 3-41, 3-42, 3-43, 3-44, 3-45, 3-46, 3-48, 3-60, 3-62, 3-63, 3-66, 3-67, 3-69, 3-
72, 3-73, 3-74, 3-75, 3-76, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-10, 4-13, 4-] 8, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 4-24, 4-26, 4-28, 4-30, 4-32, 4-34, 4-
47, 4-49, 4-50, 4-54, 4-55, 4-57, 4-66, 4-67, 4-73, 4-80, 4-82, 4-83, 4-84, 4-97, 4-98, 4-100, 4-102, 4-104, 4-105, 4-
106, 4-1 13, 4-1 l6, 4-1 l8, 4-120, 4-121, 4-122, 4-141, 4-143, 4-145, 4-150, 4-159, 4-160, 4-167, 4-172, 4-182, 4-183,
4-1 84, 4-195, 4-196, 4-204, 4-205, 4-206, 4-207, 4-215, 4-222, 4-224, 4-226, 4-229, 4-230, 4-234, 4-237, 4-243, 4-
250, 4-251, 4-253, 4-255, 4-258, 4-263, 5-2, 5-5, 6-1, 6-3, 6-6, 6-71, 6-74, 7-47, 7-49
Swain County, S-1, S-2, S-4, 5-11, 5-12, 5-36, 5-41, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-5, 2-8, 2-10, 2-19, 2-20, 2-22, 2-27, 2-28, 3-5,
3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-27, 3-33, 3-60, 3-66, 3-69, 4-4, 4-22, 4-23, 4-27, 4-30, 4-32, 4-39, 4-40, 4-41, 4-42, 4-43, 4-44, 4-47,
4-49, 4-54, 4-108, 5-3, 5-4, 5-6, 5-7, 5-72, 5-73, 5-74, 5-75, 6-7, 6-73, 7-2, 7-10, 7-20, 7-21, 7-32
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Tennessee Valley Authoriry/TVA, S-1, S-7, 5-10, S-4l, l-1, 1-3, 2-14, 3-7, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-13, 3-15, 3-17, 3-21, 3-
23, 3-29, 3-34, 3-40, 3-41, 3-42, 3-45, 3-73, 4-4, 4-24, 4-27, 4-34, 4-169, 4-184, 4-263, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-6, 5-7, 5-
72, 7-21, 7-30, 7-32
threatened and endangered species, 5-36, 1-2, 5-70, 6-9
topography, 5-21, 2-7, 2-1 l, 3-27, 4-14, 4-100, 4-103, 4-104, 4-105, 4-107, 4-1 10, 4-1 16, 4-1 l9, 4-141, 4-253, 4-258, 4-
267,4-268
traditional cultural properties/TCPs, S-2, S-l6, 5-18, 5-19, 5-20, S-4l, 1-2, 2-30, 3-1 l, 3-17, 3-18, 3-20, 4-85, 4-89, 4-
90, 4-91, 4-92, 4-93, 4-94, 4-95, 4-96, 4-97, 7-30, 7-49
traffic, S-9, 5-10, 5-23, 5-24, 5-28, S-32, 5-34, ]-5, 2-3, 2-4, 2-28, 2-29, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-35, 3-36, 4-4, 4-7, 4-9, 4-
11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14, 4-15, 4-16, 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 4-24, 4-35, 4-45, 4-47, 4-50, 4-51, 4-52, 4-66, 4-67, 4-
73, 4-74, 4-75, 4-77, 4-81, 4-84, 4-1 15, 4-116, 4-118, 4-135, 4-136, 4-137, 4-139, 4-141, 4-143, 4-144, 4-147, 4-148,
4-149, 4-150, 4-] 51, 4-174, 4-176, 4-178, 4-181, 4-212, 4-219, 4-223, 4-225, 4-227, 4-233, 4-260, 4-263, 4-265, 5-
62, 5-64, 5-65, 5-66, 5-67, 5-69, 6-9, 7-18, 7-27, 7-33, 7-34, 7-36, 7-43, 7-44, 7-45
Transportation Improvement Program/TIP, 4-5, 4-6, 4-150, 4-167, 4-196, 4-205, 4-215, 4-222, 4-230, 4-251, 7-17, 7-30,
7-49
trout, 3-26, 3-39, 3-43, 3-45, 3-46, 3-64, 4-170, 4-177, 4-178, 4-179, 4-180, 4-1 82, 7-13
Tuckasegee River, 3-9, 3-40, 3-42, 4-196
turbidity, 5-28, 4-]68, 4-175, 4-179, 4-180, 4-181, 4-]83, 4-189, 7-50
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United States Army Corps of Engineers/USACE, 5-40, l-3, 2-20, 3-37, 3-39, 3-48, 4-153, 4-161, 4-] 63, 4-167, 4-183,
4-186, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-72, 5-74, 7-7, 7-23, 7-30, 7-41, 7-47, 7-48, 7-50
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vertical alignment, 2-4, 4-108, 7-40
visitor(s)/visitation, S-5, S-5, S-7, S-8, 5-12, 5-14, 5-15, 5-16, 5-23, 5-38, 5-41, 5-42, 1-5, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10,
2-11, 2-12, 2-14, 2-16, 2-20, 2-23, 2-28, 2-29, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-10, 3-21, 3-22, 3-24, 3-32, 3-33, 3-35, 3-46, 3-61, 3-
73, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 4-12, 4-22, 4-23, 4-24, 4-30, 4-32, 4-33, 4-35, 4-36, 4-37, 4-38, 4-39, 4-41, 4-42, 4-43, 4-44,
4-45, 4-46, 4-47, 4-50, 4-51, 4-52, 4-54, 4-55, 4-56, 4-57, 4-58, 4-59, 4-60, 4-62, 4-63, 4-64, 4-65, 4-66, 4-67, 4-68,
4-69, 4-70, 4-71, 4-72, 4-73, 4-74, 4-75, 4-76, 4-77, 4-78, 4-79, 4-80, 4-82, 4-90, 4-99, 4-121, 4-122, 4-135, 4-138, 4-
139, 4-141, 4-143, 4-145, 4-147, 4-150, 4-152, 4-179, 4-218, 4-219, 4-221, 4-253, 4-254, 4-255, 4-258, 4-266, 4-267,
6-4, 6-9, 7-32, 7-35, 7-36, 7-45, 7-50
visual resources, 5-37, 5-38, 5-39, 1-5, 2-8, 3-72, 4-58, 4-75, 4-81, 4-253, 4-256, 4-258, 4-259, 4-260, 4-265, 4-268, 5-
63
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water qualiry, 5-27, 5-36, 5-37, S-38, l-5, 2-36, 3-33, 3-43, 3-44, 3-45, 3-50, 4-67, 4-105, 4-162, 4-168, 4-169, 4-170,
4-171, 4-172, 4-173, 4-174, 4-176, 4-177, 4-178, 4-179, 4-181, 4-182, 4-183, 4-184, 4-185, 4-191, 4-192, 4-196, 4-
197, 4-238, 4-250, 4-265, 4-267, 5-65, 6-9, 7-4, 7-5, 7-1 l, 7-34
watershed, 2-11, 3-44, 3-45, 4-109, 4-161, 4-171, 4-174, 4-192
wetland, 5-25, 5-26, 5-29, 2-34, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39, 3-49, 4-152, 4-153, 4-154, 4-158, 4-159, 4-160, 4-161, 4-185, 4-187,
4-192, 4-193, 4-195, 4-196, 4-252, 5-63, 5-64, 5-65, 5-66, 5-69, 6-61, 7-15, 7-41, 7-43, 7-50, 7-51
wild and scenic rivers, 3-42, 4-164
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wild hog, 3-48, 3-64, 4-235, 4-236
wilderness, 5-13, 5-14, 5-38, 5-41, 2-28, 3-23, 4-8, 4-27, 4-28, 4-29, 4-31, 4-33, 4-47, 4-50, 4-51, 4-52, 4-53, 4-56, 4-
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