Tennessee Valley

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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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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

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Alcoa, Tennessee isPartOf Tennessee Valley
Rockford, Tennessee drainageBasin Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Duck River locatedInValley Tennessee Valley
Rock City Gardens offersViewOf Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River valley
Cumberland Mountain (ridge) drainageDivideFor Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Great Smoky Mountains drainage Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Madison County, Alabama isPartOf Tennessee Valley
Hamilton County, Tennessee locatedIn Tennessee Valley
Bald Mountains drainage Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Marshall County, Alabama locatedIn Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River Valley
Athens, Alabama locatedInRegion Tennessee Valley
Foothills Parkway (segments) offersViewOf Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River Valley
Foothills Parkway parallelTo Tennessee Valley
Chuck Glover settingOfActivity Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River Valley
Powell River partOf Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway regionServed Tennessee Valley
Limestone County, Alabama locatedIn Tennessee Valley
greater Knoxville region partOf Tennessee Valley
Wheeler Lock and Dam regionServed Tennessee Valley
Meridianville, Alabama drainageBasin Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Wilson Reservoir locatedIn Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River Valley
Gulf of Mexico watershed includesRiverBasin Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Chickamauga Creek partOf Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Sheffield, Alabama, United States locatedIn Tennessee Valley
subject surface form: Sheffield, Alabama
Orchard Knob overlooks Tennessee Valley
this entity surface form: Tennessee River valley