[4] Its watershed encompasses over 500,000 acres (2,000 km2) in two states, multiple counties, and two ecologically different regions.

The Conasauga River is the most westerly trout water on public land in Georgia.

Access via foot trail is located on Forest Service road (FS) 64 in Betty Gap.

[citation needed] The managed land is populated by white-tailed deer, wild hogs, black bears, and smaller animals.

Up to one-third of the summer flow taken in the vicinity of Dalton, Georgia is used for carpet production.