Tennessee River - Wikipedia
It is approximately 652 miles (1,049 km) long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names, as the Cherokee people had their homelands along its banks, especially in what are now East Tennessee and northern Alabama.
River Maps - Tennessee Riverkeeper
View maps below to learn more about the Cumberland and Tennessee River watersheds. The Tennessee River watershed encompasses the Tennessee River and its tributaries, including the two headwater tributaries: the Holston River and French Broad River. The main stem of the Tennessee River begins near Knoxville at the convergence of the headwaters.
Tennessee River | Map, Valley, Length, & Facts | Britannica
Tennessee River, central component of one of the world’s greatest irrigation and hydropower systems and a major waterway of the southeastern United States. It is formed by the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers, just east of …
Tennessee River - WorldAtlas
2021年10月10日 · Originally known as the Cherokee River, the Tennessee River is a major waterway of the southeastern United States and one of the world’s most prominent hydropower and irrigation systems. The river originates in Knoxville, Tennessee, and discharges into the Ohio River, several kilometers upstream from the Mississippi River.
Localwaters Tennessee River Maps Boat Ramps Access Points
For Boat Ramps and Access Area Maps go to the Lake or Reservoir on the corresponding section of the Tennessee River. Tennessee River Map aerial view of the course of the watershed
Tennessee River System
2017年10月8日 · The Tennessee River is the largest tributary to the Ohio River and is its equal in water volume. From its mouth at Paducah, Kentucky, to the Virginia headwaters of its own longest tributary, the Holston, the Tennessee travels 1,100 miles, …
Tennessee - The River Basin Center
The Tennessee River flows for 652 miles in a complex pattern: from east Tennessee (with headwaters in North Carolina and Virginia), the river flows southwest to Alabama and then Mississippi, then crosses Tennessee and flows north to Kentucky, where it discharges into the Ohio River just above its confluence with the Mississippi River.
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TENNESSEE RIVER
The Tennessee River divides Tennessee into three distinct sections—the mountainous region of east Tennessee, the hills of middle Tennessee, and the flatlands of west Tennessee. The Tennessee River begins above Knoxville where the French Broad and the Holston Rivers combine. The Tennessee River has undergone much change this century. Before
Tennessee River/Cumberland River - The Historical Marker …
2010年5月18日 · Originally one of the wildest rivers east of the Mississippi, the Tennessee has become a major waterway in the southeastern United States. From headwaters above Knoxville, Tennessee the Tennessee first flows south on a U-shaped journey to its mouth on the Ohio River, 652 miles away.
Tennessee River - Discover Rivers
Tennessee River is the principal tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 650 miles long; formed by the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers near Knoxville, Tennessee, and follows a U-shaped course to enter the Ohio R. at Paducah, Kentucky. Its drainage basin covers approximately 41,000 square miles and includes parts of seven ...