Overview Weather Guides Fly Details Logistics Videos Cartecay River Fly Fishing The  Cartecay River  is a 19.1-mile-long (30.7 km) [1]  river that runs through  Ellijay ,  Georgia . It is the site of a class II  whitewater  run. The Cartecay and  Ellijay  rivers meet in Ellijay to form the  Coosawattee River .