Cumberland River
| Cumberland River | ||
 Cumberland River catchment area |
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| Water code | US : 517018 | |
| location | Kentucky , Tennessee (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | Confluence of the Poor Fork and Clover Fork 36 ° 50 ′ 42 ″ N , 83 ° 19 ′ 26 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 352 m | |
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Ohio River near Smithland Coordinates: 37 ° 8 ′ 36 " N , 88 ° 24 ′ 29" W 37 ° 8 ′ 36 " N , 88 ° 24 ′ 29" W
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| length | 1106 km | |
| Catchment area | 46,830 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
862 m³ / s |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Barkley , Lake Cumberland , Old Hickory Lake | |
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The Cumberland River is an approximately 1,106 km long river in the United States .
It rises in eastern Kentucky not far from the border with Virginia in the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains . Its source is located some northeast of the city of Cumberland . From there, the Cumberland River runs west through Kentucky and northern parts of Tennessee , reaches Kentucky again and flows into the Ohio River at the Illinois border at Smithland .
Roughly half of the river, which rushes over the Cumberland Falls and flows through three large reservoirs (including Cadiz Lake ), has been made navigable .
During the American Civil War , several battles were fought near the Cumberland River - including the Battle of Fort Donelson .
He will u. a. Crossed by the Kentucky Route 2014 Bridge .
The Cumberland County in Kentucky is named after the river.
