Indian Creek (Powell River)

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Indian Creek
Data
Water code US1269671
location United States (states of Virginia and Tennessee )
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Powell  → Tennessee  → Ohio  → Mississippi  → Gulf of Mexico
source in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Lee County , Virginia
36 ° 39 '41 "  N , 83 ° 26' 5"  W
muzzle in Claiborne County ( Tennessee ) in the Powell River coordinates: 36 ° 33 '26 "  N , 83 ° 36' 23"  W 36 ° 33 '26 "  N , 83 ° 36' 23"  W

length 14.3 km

The Indian Creek is a river in the US states of Virginia and Tennessee . Its source is in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Lee County , Virginia. It initially flows in a south-easterly direction. About three and a half kilometers from Rose Hill at Ely Cemetery, it flows west and southwest along US Route 58 (also known as the Daniel Boone Trail ). Two nameless tributaries meet the Indian Creek in Ewing .

South of Brooks Cemetery the Meek Branch joins as a left tributary . After a short distance, Indian Creek crosses Wilderness Road State Park . After a few kilometers, the south-flowing river reaches the US state of Tennessee, where it flows into the Powell River after a short distance .

The river length is 14.3 kilometers.

Tributaries

Individual evidence

  1. a b U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Assessment Data for Tennessee, Powell Watershed (8 Digit USGS Cataloging Unit), Year 2004  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / iaspub.epa.gov  
  2. ^ A b c Indian Creek (Powell River) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ^ Powell