Tennessee Valley

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geographic region river valley

The Tennessee Valley is a region in the southeastern United States centered around the Tennessee River, known for its historically rural economy, flood-prone landscape, and large-scale development through New Deal-era infrastructure and power projects.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Tennessee Valley canonical 45
Tennessee River basin 14
Tennessee River Valley 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
river valley ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate (predominant) ⓘ
contains Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
developedBy Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
developmentPeriod New Deal ⓘ
surface form: New Deal era
drainageBasinOf Tennessee River ⓘ
economicSector agriculture ⓘ
energy production ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
environmentalIssue deforestation (historical) ⓘ
soil erosion (historical) ⓘ
hasAuthority Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
hasMajorCity Chattanooga ⓘ
Huntsville, Alabama ⓘ
Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
surface form: Knoxville
hasRiver Clinch River ⓘ
Duck River ⓘ
Elk River ⓘ
Hiwassee River ⓘ
Holston River ⓘ
Tennessee River ⓘ
historicalCharacteristic flood-prone landscape ⓘ
predominantly rural economy ⓘ
historicalCondition high poverty levels before New Deal ⓘ
improvedBy dams and reservoirs ⓘ
navigation projects ⓘ
power generation facilities ⓘ
knownFor economic development programs ⓘ
flood control projects ⓘ
hydroelectric power development ⓘ
large-scale infrastructure projects ⓘ
rural electrification ⓘ
locatedIn Alabama ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States

Tennessee ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
majorProgramOf Roosevelt administration ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
namedAfter Tennessee River ⓘ
partOf Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: American South

Tennessee River ⓘ
surface form: Tennessee River watershed
topography river valleys and rolling hills ⓘ
transformedBy federal investment in power and infrastructure ⓘ

Referenced by (75)

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Tennessee Valley Authority → serves → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Tennessee Valley Authority → hasJurisdictionOver → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
Tennessee Valley Authority → namedAfter → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Knoxville, Tennessee → partOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Tennessee (eastern portion) → hasValley → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Tennessee River → region → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Spring Hill, Tennessee → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nashville Basin
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama → partOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
subject surface form: Redstone Arsenal
this entity surface form: Tennessee Valley region
Huntsville, Alabama → partOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Golden Gate National Recreation Area → hasPart → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Morristown, Tennessee → partOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Maryville, Tennessee → partOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Appalachian Valley → hasPart → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Clinch River → partOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
Lenoir City → partOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Athens, Alabama, United States → locatedInRegion → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
subject surface form: Athens, Alabama
Wild River → setInPlace → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Watts Bar Dam → regionServed → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Norris Dam → providesServiceTo → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee Valley region
Paint Rock River → partOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Flint River (Alabama) → riverSystem → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Wilson Lock → locatedInRegion → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Wheeler Lock → locatedInRegion → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Wheeler Lock → riverBasin → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee River Basin
Fort Loudoun Dam → regionServed → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Nickajack Dam → regionServed → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
University of North Alabama → regionServed → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Madison → locatedIn → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
subject surface form: Madison, Alabama
Guntersville Lake → locatedInValley → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Wheeler Dam → riverBasin → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Wheeler Dam → regionServed → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Scottsboro → locatedInWatershed → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Athens → locatedOn → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
subject surface form: Athens, Alabama
this entity surface form: Tennessee River Valley
Florence, Alabama → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
DeKalb County → drainageBasin → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
subject surface form: DeKalb County, Alabama
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Chickamauga Dam → regionServed → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Chickamauga Dam → locatedInValley → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Hiwassee River → drainageBasin → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Northern Alabama → hasSubregion → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Northern Alabama → hasCulturalRegionOverlap → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee Valley region
Nickajack Lake → locatedInValley → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Huntsville metropolitan area → partOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Walden Ridge → hasViewOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennessee River valley
Tennessee Aquarium → regionServed → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Elk River → locatedInRegion → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Madison County → locatedIn → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
subject surface form: Madison County, Alabama
Ringgold, Georgia → region → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Jackson County → locatedIn → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
subject surface form: Jackson County, Alabama
this entity surface form: Tennessee River Valley
Rhea County, Tennessee → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
Decatur → partOf → Tennessee Valley ⓘ
subject surface form: Decatur, Alabama