Clinch River

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river

Clinch River is a tributary of the Tennessee River in the southeastern United States, known for flowing through eastern Tennessee and past the city of Oak Ridge.

Aliases (2)

Clinch River Valley ×1
Holston River ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinCountry	United States →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
crossesState	Tennessee → Virginia →
ecoregion	Appalachian Plateau →
flowsDirection	generally southwest →
flowsNear	Knoxville, Tennessee →
flowsPast	Oak Ridge, Tennessee →
flowsThrough	Tennessee → Virginia →
hasDam	Melton Hill Dam → Norris Dam →
hasEnvironmentalConcern	legacy contamination near Oak Ridge →
hasRecreationArea	Clinch River State Park (Virginia) →
hasTributary	Norris Lake tributaries → Powell River →
hasWildlifeDesignation	important habitat for endangered mussel species →
impoundedToForm	Melton Hill Lake NERFINISHED → Norris Lake NERFINISHED →
knownFor	biodiversity of freshwater fish → biodiversity of freshwater mussels →
locatedIn	southeastern United States →
managedBy	Tennessee Valley Authority →
mouthLocatedIn	Tennessee →
mouthLocation	Tennessee River →
near	Oak Ridge National Laboratory → Oak Ridge Reservation →
nearCity	Clinton, Tennessee → Kingsport, Tennessee → Oak Ridge, Tennessee →
partOf	Mississippi River basin → Tennessee River watershed →
passesThroughCounty	Anderson County, Tennessee → Claiborne County, Tennessee → Roane County, Tennessee → Russell County, Virginia NERFINISHED → Scott County, Virginia NERFINISHED → Tazewell County, Virginia NERFINISHED →
region	Appalachian region →
riverSystem	Tennessee River system →
sourceRegion	southwestern Virginia →
tributaryOf	Tennessee River →
usedFor	fishing → hydroelectric power generation → recreation →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Oak Ridge Reservation → Oak Ridge, Tennessee → Roane County, Tennessee →	locatedOn
Clinton, Tennessee → Melton Hill Dam → Melton Hill Lake →	locatedOnRiver
Tennessee (eastern portion) ("Holston River") → Tennessee Valley →	hasRiver
Anderson County, Tennessee →	hasFeature
Union County, Tennessee →	hasLandscapeFeature
Haw Ridge Park →	hasNaturalFeature
Clinton, Tennessee →	hasNearbyWaterBody
Haw Ridge Park →	hasViewOf
Melton Hill Lake →	isReservoirOf
Haw Ridge Park →	locatedOnWaterbody
Tennessee River →	majorTributary
East Tennessee Technology Park →	near
Norris Dam ("Clinch River Valley") →	providesServiceTo
Melton Hill Lake →	watercourse