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The Holston River is a 136-mile (219 km) river that flows from Kingsport, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee.Along with its three major forks (North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork), it comprises a major river system that drains much of northeastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and northwestern North Carolina.
none (Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area) Blackburn Fork River: Roaring River: 14.5 mi [2] none (Cummins Falls State Park) Blood River: Tennessee River: Buchanan: Buffalo River: Duck River: 125 mi (201 km) Linden: Calfkiller River: Caney Fork River: 42.4 mi (68.2 km) Sparta: Cane Creek (Caney Fork River tributary) Caney Fork ...
It is a tributary of the North Fork Holston River. [2] History. Livingston Creek was named for a family of early settlers, William Todd Livingston. [3] See also
The South Fork and North Fork of the Holston River merge to form the Holston River proper in Kingsport, Tennessee, from which the river proceeds southwestward for just over 140 miles (230 km) across northeastern Tennessee before joining with the French Broad River in Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. Cherokee Dam is located approximately ...
The village is located on the north fork of the Holston River. At least five different Native American tribes once fished this fork and hunted the surrounding grounds. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the " Tri ...
— The reservoir behind North Fork Dam, across the North Fork of Bens Creek, is the primary source of domestic water supply for Greater Johnstown. The 1930s dam also presents a flood risk since ...
Boone Dam is located 19 miles (31 km) above the South Fork Holston River's confluence with the North Fork Holston River (which forms the Holston River proper). The Watauga River joins the South Fork Holston almost immediately upstream from the dam, creating a V-shaped reservoir that extends for 17 miles (27 km) up the South Fork Holston (all the way to Bluff City) and for 15 miles (24 km) up ...
Fort Patrick Henry Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the South Fork Holston River within the city of Kingsport, in Sullivan County in the U.S. state of Tennessee.It is the lowermost of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1950s to take advantage of the hydroelectric potential created by the regulation of river ...