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Tennessee River
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Tennessee
catchment area
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| Data
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Water code
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US : 517033
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| location
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Tennessee , Kentucky , Mississippi , Alabama (USA)
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River system
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Mississippi River
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| Drain over
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Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
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| confluence
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from French Broad River and Holston River
35 ° 57 ′ 33 " N , 83 ° 51 ′ 1" W35.9592508 -83.8501808 248
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Source height
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248 m
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muzzle
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in Ohio near Paducah , Kentucky Coordinates: 37 ° 4 '2 " N , 88 ° 33' 53" W 37 ° 4 '2 " N , 88 ° 33' 53" W.37.0672787 -88.5647687 92
37.0672787 -88.5647687 92
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Mouth height
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92 m
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| Height difference
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156 m
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Bottom slope
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0.15 ‰
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| length
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1049 km
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Catchment area
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105,870 km²
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| Drain
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MQ
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2000 m³ / s
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Left tributaries
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Little Tennessee River , Hiwassee River , South Chickamauga Creek
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Right tributaries
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Clinch River , Flint River , Elk River , Duck River , North Chickamauga Creek
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Reservoirs flowed through
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Fort Loudoun Lake , Watts Bar Lake , Chickamauga Lake , Nickajack Lake , Guntersville Lake , Wheeler Lake , Wilson Lake , Pickwick Lake , Kentucky Lake
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Big cities
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Knoxville , Chattanooga , Huntsville
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Tennessee River near Cherokee , Alabama
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The 1,049 km long Tennessee is the longest tributary of the Ohio . It flows through the US states of Tennessee , Kentucky , Alabama and Mississippi .
It arises from the confluence of the French Broad River (376 km long) and the Holston River (225 km) near Knoxville and flows into the Ohio at Paducah .
If you add the lengths of Tennessee and French Broad together, the entire course of the river is 1,425 km.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) manages the Tennessee River's reservoir system.
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Holston River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
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↑ Tennessee River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
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↑ Dams of the TVA. Retrieved May 24, 2020 .
