Tennessee River
Major Appalachian tributary
The Tennessee River is a major tributary of the Ohio River, flowing approximately 650 miles through the southeastern United States.
It passes through Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, draining parts of seven states.
The river gained significance through the Tennessee Valley Authority, a Depression-era federal project that built dams for flood control and hydroelectric power: The Tennessee River was transformed by TVA into a series of lakes.
- ChattanoogaSoutheast Tennessee city
- KnoxvilleSoutheastern university city
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
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- U.S. WatersMissouri, Susquehanna, Great Lakes, Connecticut, Hudson
- Chattanooga RegionChattanooga, North Shore, Brainerd, Walnut Street, Chattanooga Choo Choo
- Knoxville AreaKnoxville, Powell, Lonsdale, Old City, Concord
- Shoals RegionFlorence, Sheffield, Leighton, Waterloo
- Mississippi RiverItasca, levee, riverboats, steamboat, towboats
- riversMississippi, Amazon, Nile, streams, stream
Tennessee RiverColorado River
Major southwestern American waterway
Columbia River · Rio Grande · Hudson River · Sacramento River · Yukon River
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