Geography Tool Shed : Tennessee River

United States Rivers

States	Alabama (214 mi), Kentucky (62 mi), Mississippi (11 mi), Tennessee (401 mi)
Length	654.5 miles
Watershed Length^*	10,254 miles
Mouth	Ohio River ⤏ Gulf of Mexico
GNIS	517033

Tributaries

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Name	Distance from Mouth (miles)	Length (miles)	Watershed Length (miles)
Battle Creek	419	20	49
Bear Creek	222	131	318
Beech Creek	155	17	17
Beech River	135	38	56
Big Nance Creek	271	28	28
Big Richland Creek	88	19	19
Big Sandy River	67	60	60
Big Spring Creek	358	27	27
Birdsong Creek	105	24	24
Blood River	52	17	17
Bluewater Creek	271	39	39
Browns Creek	355	19	19
Cane Creek	242	17	17
Chambers Creek	203	22	22
Chattanooga Creek	462	25	25
Clarks River	4	67	135
Clinch River	571	337	1,383
Cotaco Creek	318	34	46
Crow Creek	402	30	52
Cub Creek	128	24	38
Cypress Creek	10	20	20
Cypress Creek	253	37	79
Duck River	111	283	867
Eagle Creek	112	15	15
Elk River	282	198	534
Flint Creek	307	41	118
Flint River	338	67	166
French Broad River	655	215	1,286
Hardin Creek	164	22	22
Hiwassee River	501	147	757
Holston River	655	138	989
Horse Creek	177	40	60
Indian Creek	320	23	36
Indian Creek	167	48	63
Jonathan Creek	39	19	19
Limestone Creek	310	50	93
Little River	638	61	77
Little Tennessee River	605	139	700
Lookout Creek	461	41	41
Mud Creek	395	21	21
North Chickamauga Creek	472	32	32
North Sauty Creek	377	17	17
Paint Rock River	342	59	78
Piney River	535	12	29
Pond Creek	583	18	18
Round Island Creek	297	19	19
Sale Creek	497	19	36
Second Creek	273	27	27
Second Creek	225	17	17
Sequatchie River	423	116	156
Sewee Creek	527	11	38
Shoal Creek	263	61	108
Short Creek	360	30	52
Sinking Creek	244	17	17
Snake Creek Canal	196	15	30
Soddy Creek	489	20	20
South Chickamauga Creek	469	35	154
South Sauty Creek	373	40	40
Spring Creek	250	32	32
Swan Creek	300	22	22
Sweetwater Creek	589	27	27
Town Creek	362	69	69
Town Creek	270	50	65
Trace Creek	96	25	25
Whiteoak Creek	82	31	31
Whites Creek	549	22	39
Wolftever Creek	479	23	23
Yellow Creek	213	27	27

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* Note: Watershed is mostly rivers/streams 15+ miles in length.

Data from United States Geological Survey