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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.
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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.
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 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...
Jun 11, 2018 · TENNESSEE River, formed by the confluence of the Holston River and the French Broad River, near Knoxville, Tennessee, follows a serpentine course into northern Alabama and from there northward to the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky. The length of the main stream is 652 miles, and the total drainage area is 40,569 square miles.
Dec 11, 2023 · The Tennessee River has always been vital to the American South. It has a long and storied history.
Tennessee, river, c.650 mi (1,050 km) long, the principal tributary of the Ohio River. It is formed by the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers near Knoxville, Tenn., and follows a U-shaped course to enter the Ohio River at Paducah, Ky.
At approximately 652 miles long, the Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. Formed where the Holston and French Broad rivers meet, the river flows from Knoxville, TN southwest toward the Chattanooga before it loops through northern Alabama, and returns to Tennessee.
