Tennessee River

General data

Water type: River
Source: French Broad River, Holston River
Progression: Ohio River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Description

The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles (1,049 km) long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names, as the Cherokee people had their homelands along its banks, especially in what are now East Tennessee and northern Alabama. Additionally, its tributary, the Little Tennessee River, flows into it from Western North Carolina and northeastern Georgia, where the river also was bordered by numerous Cherokee towns. Its current name is derived from the Cherokee town, Tanasi, which was located on the Tennessee side of the Appalachian Mountains.

Source

French Broad River

Holston River

Artificial lakes

Watts Bar Lake

Kentucky Lake (on Tennessee River)

Chickamauga Lake

Nickajack Lake

Guntersville Lake

Wheeler Lake

Pickwick Lake

Wilson Lake (Alabama)

Rivers

Clinch River

Little Tennessee River

Clarks River

Elk River (Tennessee tributary)

Perciformes - Perches

Snubnose darter (Etheostoma simoterum)

Duck Darter (Etheostoma planasaxatile)

Cypriniformes - Carps

Southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster)

Spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera)

Mirror shiner (Notropis spectrunculus)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii)

Catches