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This is an incomplete list of cities, towns, and communities along the Tennessee River and its branches in the United States. [1] Currently only the more major cities and towns are mentioned. Alphabetically
Map of Tennessee (click on map to see larger image) Module:Location map/data/USA Tennessee is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Once at the Tennessee River in the western part of the state, the border shifts south onto the actual 36°30′ parallel. [5] An 1818 survey erroneously placed the state's southern border 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the 35th parallel; Georgia legislators continue to dispute this placement, as it prevents Georgia from accessing the Tennessee River. [6]
Tennessee River: 65.7 mi (105.6 km) Flintville: Forked Deer River: Obion River: Dyersburg: French Broad River: Tennessee River: 219 mi (352 km) Knoxville: Green River: Buffalo River: 21.1 mi (34.0 km) Waynesboro: Harpeth River: Cumberland River: 115 mi (185 km) Franklin: Hatchie River: Mississippi River: 238 mi (383 km) Bolivar: Hickman Creek ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority operates the Tennessee River system to provide a wide range of public benefits: year-round navigation, flood damage reduction, affordable electricity, improved water quality and water supply, recreation, and economic growth.
The location was chosen to be similar to another planned city, Colorado Springs. It was backed by mountains, with three miles of frontage on the Tennessee River and rail connections on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. The town suffered damage after it was struck by an EF 2 tornado on November 14, 2007. The storm left nine ...
Tennessee Pass is the location of the first transbasin diversion project to move water from the Colorado River Basin over the continental divide to the Arkansas River. The 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Ewing Placer Ditch (or just Ewing Ditch) was constructed in 1880 and remains in use.
The Big Sandy River is a 60-mile-long (97 km) [1] tributary of the Tennessee River in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Via the Tennessee and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The Big Sandy rises about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Lexington , in the same vicinity as two other important rivers of West Tennessee , the Beech ...