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Tennessee Rivers

It is difficult to discuss all the Tennessee rivers one by one as Tennessee is full of significant as well as insignificant rivers. We can take a look at some of the significant ones. The Bald River originates from Monroe County in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. This is a very short river but is a significant tributary of the Tellico. The Clear Fork River is known to be the draining part of the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee and it rises from the Cumberland Plateau in the southern part of Fentress County, Tennessee. And Harpeth River is surely one of the major streams of the north central zone of the Middle Tennessee and it is one of the significant tributaries of the Cumberland River. Obed River also forms the draining part of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee. The Little Buffalo River rises in the northern part of Lawrence County near the Laurel Hill. Jacks Branch is the major tributary of this river.

Tennessee rivers include North River, a major tributary of the Tellico River, Red River- a major tributary of the Cumberland River, the Little Pigeon River which originates in the Sevier County, Wolf River- the small alluvial river of the western side of Tennessee, Roaring River which rises from the Highland Rim, Rocky River which rises from the Cumberland Plateau in Van Buren County of Tennessee, Elk River of Grundy County, Big Sandy River which rises from the northwestern part of Lexington, Collins River of the Grundy County, Duck River- the longest river of the state, Green River- one of the major stream of Wayne County, New River- that rises from the Frozen Head of Morgan County, Powell River which originates in the southwest of Virginia and then flows towards East Tennessee, Tuscumbia River and French Broad River which flows from Rosman to Tennessee. The list of Tennessee rivers is a never ending one and so we need to draw the veil of the discussion here.




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Physiographic Regions of Tennessee

  • The Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region
  • The Blue Ridge
  • The Cumberland Plateau
  • The Gulf Coastal Plain
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