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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Chickamauga Lake outflow Tennessee River
Chickamauga Lake partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
Chickamauga Lake locatedInHydrologicUnit Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River basin
Holston River partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River system
Holston River tributaryOf Tennessee River
Holston River forms Tennessee River
Sheffield locatedOn Tennessee River
subject surface form: Sheffield, Alabama
Sheffield river Tennessee River
subject surface form: Sheffield, Alabama
Battle of Pittsburg Landing river Tennessee River
Oak Ridge rowing course partOf Tennessee River
subject surface form: Oak Ridge Rowing Course
this entity surface form: Tennessee River system
Lauderdale County bordersWaterBody Tennessee River
Lauderdale County hasMajorRiver Tennessee River
Tennessee Aquarium locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Colbert County locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Colbert County hasRiver Tennessee River
Joe Wheeler State Park locatedOn Tennessee River
Florence locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
subject surface form: Florence, Alabama
Elk River tributaryOf Tennessee River
Elk River partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
Lookout Mountain hasViewOf Tennessee River
Limestone County traversedBy Tennessee River
Madison County locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
subject surface form: Madison County, Alabama
Jackson County traversedBy Tennessee River
subject surface form: Jackson County, Alabama
Morgan County locatedOn Tennessee River
subject surface form: Morgan County, Alabama
Rhea County, Tennessee borderedBy Tennessee River
Rhea County, Tennessee locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
Rockwood, Tennessee locatedNear Tennessee River
Meigs County, Tennessee borderedByRiver Tennessee River
Meigs County, Tennessee locatedOn Tennessee River
Tennessee Valley region of the southern United States namedAfter Tennessee River
subject surface form: Tennessee Valley region
Tennessee Valley region of the southern United States traversedBy Tennessee River
subject surface form: Tennessee Valley region
McMinn County, Tennessee locatedNear Tennessee River
Little Pigeon River partOf Tennessee River
this entity surface form: Tennessee River watershed
Farragut, Tennessee locatedNear Tennessee River
Decatur locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
subject surface form: Decatur, Alabama
Decatur hasWaterBody Tennessee River
subject surface form: Decatur, Alabama
Lawrence County bordersWaterBody Tennessee River
subject surface form: Lawrence County, Alabama
Alcoa, Tennessee hasNearbyWaterBody Tennessee River
Louisville, Tennessee locatedNear Tennessee River
Duck River emptiesInto Tennessee River
Duck River tributaryOf Tennessee River
Scenic City associatedWith Tennessee River
Incline Railway hasViewOf Tennessee River
Hunter Museum of American Art overlooks Tennessee River
Hunter Museum of American Art hasView Tennessee River
Bluff View Art District hasView Tennessee River
Tennessee Riverwalk follows Tennessee River
Tennessee Riverwalk hasView Tennessee River
Walnut Street Bridge crosses Tennessee River