Tennessee River

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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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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

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Flint River (Alabama) tributaryOf Tennessee River
Tennessee–Alabama border crossesRiver Tennessee River
Kentucky Lock locatedOnWaterway Tennessee River
Kentucky Lock partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River navigation system
Wilson Lock locatedOnWaterway Tennessee River
Wilson Lock riverSystem Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River system
Wilson Lock partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River navigation system
Nickajack Lock locatedOnWaterway Tennessee River
Nickajack Lock river Tennessee River
Nickajack Lock partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River navigation system
Nickajack Lock watercourse Tennessee River
Nickajack Lock locatedInWaterSystem Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
South Knoxville locatedSouthOf Tennessee River
Wheeler Lock locatedOnWaterway Tennessee River
Wheeler Lock watercourse Tennessee River
Wheeler Lock partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River navigation system
Fort Loudoun Dam locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Fort Loudoun Dam riverSystem Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River system
Fort Loudoun Dam watercourseDammed Tennessee River
Chattanooga Campaign keyLocation Tennessee River
Tennessee–Kentucky border intersects Tennessee River
Middle Tennessee containsRiver Tennessee River
West Tennessee borderedBy Tennessee River
Kentucky Dam locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Kentucky Dam crosses Tennessee River
Kentucky Dam partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River reservoir system
Kentucky Lake locatedInWatershed Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Kentucky Lake formedByRiver Tennessee River
Kentucky Lake partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River system
Kentucky Lake locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Highland Rim drainedBy Tennessee River
Guntersville Dam locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Guntersville Dam crosses Tennessee River
Guntersville Dam riverSystem Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River system
Nickajack Dam locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Nickajack Dam riverSystem Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River system
Nickajack Dam watercourse Tennessee River
Hamilton County traversedByRiver Tennessee River
subject surface form: Hamilton County, Tennessee
Jackson Purchase borderedBy Tennessee River
S-50 thermal diffusion plant adjacentTo Tennessee River
Muscle Shoals, Alabama locatedOn Tennessee River
Pickwick Landing Dam locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Pickwick Landing Dam watercourse Tennessee River
Guntersville Lake locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Guntersville Lake watercourse Tennessee River
Wilson Dam locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Wilson Dam riverSystem Tennessee River
Wheeler Dam locatedOnRiver Tennessee River