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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 Knoxville, Tennessee, and flows south-southwest to.
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The Tennessee River is formed at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers in present-day Knoxville, Tennessee. From Knoxville, it flows southwest through East Tennessee into Chattanooga before crossing into Alabama.
The main stem of the Tennessee River begins near Knoxville at the convergence of the headwaters. The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States. The 688-mile-long river drains through southern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee. View maps below to learn more about the Cumberland and Tennessee River watersheds.
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The river originates in Knoxville, Tennessee at the confluence of the Holston and French Broadrivers. It flows southwest into Chattanooga after passing Eastern Tennessee and then crosses into Alabama. After that, it travels through Huntsville and Decatur in Alabama, reaching Muscle Shoals, the largest city in Colbert County, Alabama. Before returni...
There has been a historical dispute as to the actual headwaters of the Tennessee River. For example, the mouth of the Little Tennessee River, a tributary of the Tennessee River, was considered to be the origin of the latter in the late 18th century. During the 19th century, the Clinch River at Kingston was presumed to be the headwaters of the Tenne...
The Tennessee River supports a diversity of freshwater fishes and mussels, particularly in the Upper Tennessee River basin. The river basin is home to 174 species of fish and 85 species of mussels. However, damming and reservoir impoundment leading to habitat destruction have eliminated 25 mussel species from the river, eleven of which are believed...
Kentucky. Livingston. Tennessee River. The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. Wikipedia. Photo: Dailynetworks, Public domain.
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Oct 8, 2017 · As the Tennessee River flows north through its western Tennessee valley, the Duck River (fed by the Buffalo River) joins south of New Johnsonville, and the Big Sandy River joins near Paris Landing. Continuing its way across western Kentucky, the Tennessee joins the Ohio River approximately 12 miles west of the Cumberland River confluence and 30 ...
