Tennessee River

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river

The Tennessee River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows through several states and serves as a key resource for navigation, power generation, and regional development.

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Statements (81)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinArea	approximately 106,000 square kilometers → approximately 40,900 square miles →
basinCountry	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
crossesStateBorder	Alabama–Mississippi border → Tennessee–Alabama border → surface form: "Alabama–Tennessee border (northward bend)" Tennessee–Alabama border → Tennessee–Kentucky border →
economicImportance	supports commercial navigation via a system of locks → supports regional industrial development →
flowsThroughCity	Chattanooga → surface form: "Chattanooga, Tennessee" Decatur, Alabama → Florence, Alabama → Huntsville, Alabama → surface form: "Huntsville area, Alabama" Knoxville, Tennessee → Muscle Shoals, Alabama → Paducah, Kentucky, United States → surface form: "Paducah, Kentucky"
formsReservoir	Chickamauga Lake → Fort Loudoun Lake → Guntersville Lake → Kentucky Lake → Nickajack Lake → Pickwick Lake → Watts Bar Lake → Wheeler Lake → Wilson Lake →
hasDam	Chickamauga Dam → Fort Loudoun Dam → Guntersville Dam → Kentucky Dam → Nickajack Dam → Pickwick Landing Dam → Watts Bar Dam → Wheeler Dam → Wilson Dam →
hasLock	Chickamauga Dam → surface form: "Chickamauga Lock" Fort Loudoun Dam → surface form: "Fort Loudoun Lock" Guntersville Dam → surface form: "Guntersville Lock" Kentucky Lock → Nickajack Lock → Watts Bar Dam → surface form: "Watts Bar Lock" Wheeler Lock → Wilson Lock →
hasManagingAgency	Tennessee Valley Authority →
historicalSignificance	central to the Tennessee Valley Authority New Deal projects → important in Native American trade and settlement patterns →
length	approximately 1,049 kilometers → approximately 652 miles →
locatedIn	Alabama → Tennessee → surface form: "Georgia" Kentucky → Mississippi → North Carolina → Southern United States → surface form: "Southeastern United States" Tennessee →
majorTributary	Clinch River → Duck River → Elk River → Flint River (Alabama) → Hiwassee River → Little Tennessee River → Paint Rock River →
mouth	Ohio River →
mouthLocation	Paducah, Kentucky, United States → surface form: "Paducah, Kentucky"
notableFeature	forms a large bend through northern Alabama →
partOf	Mississippi River basin → surface form: "Mississippi River watershed"
passesThrough	Appalachian region → Appalachian Plateau → surface form: "Cumberland Plateau" Gulf Coastal Plain → Highland Rim →
region	Tennessee Valley →
source	French Broad River → Holston River →
sourceLocation	Knoxville, Tennessee →
tributaryOf	Ohio River →
usedFor	flood control → hydroelectric power generation → navigation → recreation → water supply →

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

McCracken County, Kentucky → borderedByRiver → Tennessee River →

Downtown Knoxville → borders → Tennessee River →

Tennessee → bordersRiver → Tennessee River →

Melton Hill Dam → connectedWaterway → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River via Clinch River"

East South Central States → containsMajorRiver → Tennessee River →

Appalachian Valley → crossedBy → Tennessee River →

Cumberland Mountains → drainage → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River basin"

Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region → drainage → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River basin"

Tennessee Valley → drainageBasinOf → Tennessee River →

Valley and Ridge Province → drainedBy → Tennessee River →

Flint River (Alabama) → flowsInto → Tennessee River →

Tennessee Valley Authority → hasJurisdictionOver → Tennessee River →

Alabama → hasMajorRiver → Tennessee River →

Kentucky → hasMajorRiver → Tennessee River →

Knox County, Tennessee → hasMajorRiver → Tennessee River →

Southern United States → hasMajorRiver → Tennessee River →

Mississippi River basin → hasPart → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River basin"

Loudon County, Tennessee → hasRiver → Tennessee River →

Tennessee (eastern portion) → hasRiver → Tennessee River →

Tennessee Valley → hasRiver → Tennessee River →

Loudon County, Tennessee → locatedAlong → Tennessee River →

Paducah, Kentucky, United States → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Tennessee River →

subject surface form: "Paducah, Kentucky"

Dayton, Tennessee → locatedNear → Tennessee River →

Marshall County, Kentucky, United States → locatedNear → Tennessee River →

subject surface form: "Marshall County, Kentucky"

Lenoir City → locatedOn → Tennessee River →

Roane County, Tennessee → locatedOn → Tennessee River →

Chattanooga → locatedOnRiver → Tennessee River →

Knoxville, Tennessee → locatedOnRiver → Tennessee River →

Paducah, Kentucky, United States → locatedOnRiver → Tennessee River →

subject surface form: "Paducah, Kentucky"

Watts Bar Dam → locatedOnRiver → Tennessee River →

Knoxville metropolitan area → majorRiver → Tennessee River →

Southeastern Woodlands → majorRiver → Tennessee River →

Blue Ridge Mountains → majorRiverSource → Tennessee River →

Ohio River → majorTributary → Tennessee River →

Flint River (Alabama) → mouth → Tennessee River →

Clinch River → mouthLocation → Tennessee River →

Paint Rock River → mouthRiver → Tennessee River →

Tennessee Valley → namedAfter → Tennessee River →

Battle of Shiloh → near → Tennessee River →

Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum → near → Tennessee River →

Thompson–Boling Arena → near → Tennessee River →

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame → near → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River in Knoxville"

Flint River (Alabama) → partOf → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River watershed"

Kentucky Lock → partOf → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River navigation system"

Melton Hill Lake → partOf → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River watershed"

Nickajack Lock → partOf → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River navigation system"

Tennessee Valley → partOf → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River watershed"

Wheeler Lock → partOf → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River navigation system"

Wilson Lock → partOf → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River navigation system"

Watts Bar Dam → reservoirRiver → Tennessee River →

Clinch River → riverSystem → Tennessee River →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee River system"

Clinch River → tributaryOf → Tennessee River →

Paint Rock River → tributaryOf → Tennessee River →

Watts Bar Dam → watercourse → Tennessee River →