Emory River
| Emory River | ||
 Area drained by the Emory and Obed Rivers in the upper reaches of the Tennessee River. |
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| Water code | US : 1283771 | |
| location | Tennessee (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Clinch River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
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Fork Mountain in Morgan County 36 ° 9 ′ 25 ″ N , 84 ° 26 ′ 48 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | in the Clinch River coordinates: 35 ° 53 ′ 15 " N , 84 ° 29 ′ 30" W 35 ° 53 ′ 15 " N , 84 ° 29 ′ 30" W. |
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| Mouth height |
226 m
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| Left tributaries | Little Emory River | |
| Right tributaries | Obed River | |
 Emory River at Oakdale |
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The Emory River is a flowing body of water that drains parts of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee .
Hydrography
The Emory River rises on the slopes of Frozen Head and Bird Mountain, two prominent elevations in the Morgan County part of the Cumberland Plateau. Frozen Head is the center of Tennessee's state park and reserve called Frozen Head State Park . In the area, coal is being extracted in open-cast mining , which has already led to water pollution . The river mostly flows west in its upper reaches and is crossed by a bridge on US Highway 27 . Then it turns to the southwest and at times runs parallel to a route of the Norfolk Southern Railway . In the southeast of the large-scale Catoosa Wildlife Management Area , operated by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , the Obed River meets the Emory River from the right.
Deviating from the usual rule that the further course of the river after the confluence bears the name of the river that normally carries the larger water mass, the river is called the "Emory River" in the further course, although the Obed River usually carries significantly more water.
About one kilometer of the river between the confluence with the Obed River and the Nemo Bridge is protected as a National Wild and Scenic River .
It continues parallel to the railroad at Harriman into Roane County . Behind Harriman, the flow of the river in the backwater of the Watts Bar Lake, which is part of the Tennessee River, decreases sharply. The Little Emory River is also dammed somewhat, it flows into the Emory River behind Harriman.
The Emory River flows into the Clinch River at the Kingston coal-fired power station operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority . This power plant was built during World War II to power the uranium enrichment facilities that built the world's first atomic bomb at the nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory . In 2008, an accident at this power plant led to severe pollution of the river.
etymology
According to an article published in the Rockwood Times by Captain William E. McElwee in 1910 , the river was named after a "William Emery" , a former traveler who drowned swimming across the river with his full equipment ("accoutrements") . Other historical writings lead him partly under the name "William Emeries River". The Indians named today's Emory River as "Babahatchie", which could be translated as "talking water" (English: "babbling waters").
References and comments
- ^ Emory River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ National Wild & Scenic Rivers - Obed River ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ In a preface to the obituary and an overview of the historical articles published by McElwee between 1902 and 1919 in the Rockwood Times , Robert L. Bailey points out that McElwee's articles should not always be taken literally ("must be taken with ' a grain of salt. '"). Obituary and overview of the articles by McElwee on the website of the Roane County Heritage Commission ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , as seen on August 29, 2010
- ^ Tennessee, Roane County Deed Book D , pp. 7-8
- ^ Snyder E. Roberts: Roots of Roane County, Tennessee - 1792 - , 1981
