The Soque River (Cherokee: ᏐᏈ) (Soquee River per 1972 Board on Geographic Names decision ) and its watershed are located entirely within the county boundaries of Habersham County in northeast Georgia. The Soque is a tributary of the Chattahoochee River. Portions of the river run along State Route 197. The highest point in the watershed occurs on 4430 ft Tray Mountain. The Soque is 28.5 mi long, and the watershed covers 83983 acre, 47% of Habersham County’s 178677 acre. Approximately 17524 acre or 17% of the watershed are within the Chattahoochee National Forest in the Chattooga Ranger District. A portion of the river and watershed is also within the Tray Mountain Wilderness. The Soque River watershed is designated by the United States Geological Survey as watershed HUC 0313000102. 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 village which once stood on its banks.

Sub-basins of the Soque River

The Soque River Watershed is made up of 7 watershed sub-basins. From North to South they include: