The Tennessee River is a 652 mi (1,049 km) long river located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. Flowing through the states of Tennessee , Alabama , Mississippi , Kentucky , it begins at the confluence of French Broad and Holston rivers at Knoxville , and drains into the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky .

2025年1月19日 · Tennessee River, central component of one of the world’s greatest irrigation and hydropower systems and a major waterway of the southeastern United States. It is formed by the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers, just east of Knoxville, Tennessee, and flows south-southwest to Chattanooga, Tennessee.

2021年10月10日 · The Tennessee River is a 1,049-kilometer river in Tennessee Valley, in the southeastern United States. Originally known as the Cherokee River, the Tennessee River is a major waterway of the southeastern United States and one of the world’s most prominent hydropower and irrigation systems.

The main stem of the Tennessee River begins near Knoxville at the convergence of the headwaters. The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States. The 688-mile-long river drains through southern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee.

From Knoxville, TN, to Paducah, KY, the Tennessee River stretches 652 miles and touches four states: Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky. Its 41,000 square mile watershed is home to more than 4.5 million residents, over half of which live in communities along its banks.

At approximately 652 miles long, the Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. Formed where the Holston and French Broad rivers meet, the river flows from Knoxville, TN southwest toward the Chattanooga before it loops through …

The Tennessee River divides Tennessee into three distinct sections—the mountainous region of east Tennessee, the hills of middle Tennessee, and the flatlands of west Tennessee. The Tennessee River begins above Knoxville where the French Broad and the Holston Rivers combine. The Tennessee River has undergone much change this century. Before

2017年10月8日 · The Tennessee River system covers 41,000 square miles, draining portions of sixty Tennessee counties and seven states. The Tennessee River is the largest tributary to the Ohio River and is its equal in water volume.

The Tennessee River is one of the largest rivers in the Southeast, connecting the entire region to the Mississippi. Continue exploring the Tennessee here.

The Tennessee River in the southeastern United States is a central part of one of the largest irrigation and hydroelectric (waterpower) systems in the world. The main urban centers along the river are Knoxville and Chattanooga in Tennessee and Florence in Alabama.