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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Wheeler Dam watercourse Tennessee River
Scottsboro locatedOn Tennessee River
Decatur, Alabama locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Florence, Alabama locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Chickamauga Dam locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Chickamauga Dam watercourseDammed Tennessee River
Chickamauga Dam impounds Tennessee River
Watts Bar Lake inflow Tennessee River
Watts Bar Lake outflow Tennessee River
Watts Bar Lake riverSystem Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River system
Watts Bar Lake watercourse Tennessee River
Loudon County bordersRiver Tennessee River
Fort Loudoun Lake locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Fort Loudoun Lake watercourse Tennessee River
Fort Loudoun Lake inflow Tennessee River
Fort Loudoun Lake outflow Tennessee River
Fort Loudoun Lake partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
Tennessee frontier associatedWith Tennessee River
Fort Donelson campaign openedAccessTo Tennessee River
Fontana Lake shoreline partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
Pittsburg Landing locatedOn Tennessee River
Mississippi Valley Theater locatedIn Tennessee River
French Broad River mouthRiver Tennessee River
French Broad River forms Tennessee River
French Broad River partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
French Broad River tributaryOf Tennessee River
Hiwassee River tributaryOf Tennessee River
Hiwassee River flowsInto Tennessee River
Hiwassee River partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
Army of the Tennessee namedAfter Tennessee River
Little Tennessee River mouthOf Tennessee River
Little Tennessee River partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
Little Tennessee River flowsInto Tennessee River
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians drainedBy Tennessee River
Northern Alabama traversedByRiver Tennessee River
Pickwick Lake locatedIn Tennessee River
Pickwick Lake watercourse Tennessee River
Pickwick Lake hasInflow Tennessee River
Pickwick Lake hasOutflow Tennessee River
Wilson Lake locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Wilson Lake watercourse Tennessee River
Wheeler Lake locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Wheeler Lake watercourse Tennessee River
Nickajack Lake locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Nickajack Lake partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River reservoir chain
Nickajack Lake formedByDamming Tennessee River
Chickamauga Lake river Tennessee River
Chickamauga Lake inflow Tennessee River