Indian Creek (Powell River)
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Water code | US : 1269671 | |
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 |
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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
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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.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b c Indian Creek (Powell River) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Powell