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Tennessee River
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Tennessee River is the largest tributary of Ohio River and originate at the confluence of the French Broad and Holston Rivers on the east side of Knoxville at Tennessee.
The Tennessee River is located in the Tennessee Valley, in the Southeastern United States. The Tennessee River is with a length of around 652 miles. The Tennessee River flows southwest through East Tennessee from Knoxville. Then it enters Alabama and forms a small portion of the border of Alabama with Mississippi. Then it returns to Tennessee and makes the boundary between the two other regions of Tennessee called, Middle and West Tennessee. In its final part, Tennessee flows to Kentucky and finally meets with Ohio River at Paducah in Kentucky.
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The Tennessee River is popularly known as Cherokee and the Tennessee Valley is the region of America’s beautiful hardwood forest. This majestic valley is bordered by the forested hills, bluffs and ridges. The Tennessee River provides wonderful recreational facilities like, camping, boating etc.
The River of Tennessee runs through the cities like, Florence, Chattanooga, Alabama and a number of other towns.
The Tennessee River flooded many of the areas near its banks and this destroyed a number of lives and cultivation. Today Tennessee has been tames with nine dams built along the river. The Dams on the Tennessee River insures the protection of the people against flooding rains. The dams are used to generate electricity for the industries and the residents. They also provide water supplies during the time of drought and are sources of recreation for the tourists and the residents.
The Tennessee River Dams are:
- Pickwick Landing Dam
- Wilson Dam
- Guntersville Dam
- Chickamagua Dam
- Ft. Loudoun Dam
- Nickajack Dam
- Kentucky Dam
- Wheeler Dam
- Watts Bar Dam
Tennessee is one of the few rivers in the United State which re-enters a State after leaving it.
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