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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...
The main stem of the Tennessee River begins near Knoxville at the convergence of the headwaters. The Cumberland River flows into the Tennessee River via a channel near the Land Between the Lakes. Tennessee Riverkeeper protects the main stem of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers and the tributaries that drain into them.
Aug 6, 2022 · Tennessee River Map showing all the major rivers in Tennessee. This Tennessee River Map also shows the lake and reservoirs in Tennessee.
Oct 8, 2017 · A British map of 1755 shows the Tennessee as the “River of the Cherakees,” the Little Tennessee as the “Tenassee or Satico,” and the Clinch as the “Pelisipi.” By the late 1700s, the main river was known as the Tennessee, and it was considered to begin at the mouth of the Little Tennessee.
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Jun 11, 2018 · 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.
