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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.
Pages in category "Bodies of water of Houston County, Tennessee" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Location: Grainger / Hamblen / Jefferson / Hawkins counties, Tennessee, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: Holston River: Primary outflows: Holston River: Basin countries: United States: Managing agency: Tennessee Valley Authority: Surface area: 28,780 acres (11,650 ha): Average depth: 30 ft (9.1 m): Water volume: 749,400 acre⋅ft (924,400,000 m 3): Shore length ...
Like many other rural southern and/or Appalachian counties, Houston County was a Democratic stronghold at the presidential level, but due to a combination of factors (such as the party's national shift on social liberalism, a direct contrast to the social conservatism of the region; and a lack of support for workers in these counties, the ...
Elk River (Tennessee River tributary) Tennessee River: 195 mi (314 km) Fayetteville: Emory River: Clinch River: 46 mi (74 km) Harriman: Falling Water River: Caney Fork River: 46.8 mi (75.3 km) Cookeville: Flint River: Tennessee River: 65.7 mi (105.6 km) Flintville: Forked Deer River: Obion River: Dyersburg: French Broad River: Tennessee River ...
The Upper Tennessee Valley, looking east from the edge of the Cumberland Plateau near Rockwood, Tennessee. The Tennessee Valley begins in the upper head water portions of the Holston River, the Watauga River, and the Doe River in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, as well as east of Asheville, North Carolina, with the headwaters of the French Broad and Pigeon rivers, all of which join ...
South Holston Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.It is the uppermost of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed.
Bodies of water of Houston County, Tennessee (2 P) Pages in category "Landforms of Houston County, Tennessee" This category contains only the following page.