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The Tennessee River is a 652 mi (1,049 km) long river located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. Flowing through the states of Tennessee , Alabama , Mississippi , Kentucky , it begins at the confluence of French Broad and Holston rivers at Knoxville , and drains into the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky .
River Mouth Length Largest settlement Map Bald River: Tellico River: 6 mi none (Cherokee National Forest) Barren Fork: Collins River: 23.4 mi (37.7 km) McMinnville: Beaver Creek: Clinch River: 44 mi [1] Halls Crossroads: Beech River: Tennessee River: 38.3 mi (61.6 km) Lexington: Big Sandy River: Tennessee River: 60 mi (97 km) Bruceton: Big ...
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.
Kuwohi is the highest point on the Appalachian Trail and the third-highest peak in the United States east of the Mississippi River. The state's lowest point, 178 feet (54 m), is on the Mississippi River at the Mississippi state line in Memphis. [10] Tennessee is home to the most caves in the United States, with more than 10,000 documented. [11]
Because of its unique history, many of the boundaries of the political divisions of the United States were artificially constructed (rather than permitted to evolve and drawn using natural features of the landscape). Therefore, many U.S. states have straight lines as boundaries, especially in the West.
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
The city is also an important river port that uses intermodal facilities to switch shipping methods between trains, trucks, and barges. It is the 10th largest city in Alabama home to 58,000 people, slightly less than nearby Madison City. Its metro area is home to 160,000 and combines with Huntsville to form the Huntsville-Decatur CSA.
Map of the Tennessee Watershed. The Tennessee Valley Divide is the boundary of the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and its tributaries.. The Tennessee River drainage basin begins with its tributaries in southwestern Virginia and flows generally west to the confluence of the Tennessee with the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky.