Tennessee River Systems

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Tennessee River Systems

• Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland River

What are the major river systems of Tennessee?
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What does this sign mean?
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Terms to Know

• watershed - an area that drains into a river
  system
• tributary - a body of water that feeds into a
  larger body of water

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Tributaries of Tennessee

• Miss Hatchie had Ten Ducks who would Come onto
  her land and kick up Stones.
• River / Tributary
• Mississippi River / Hatchie River
• Tennessee River / Duck River
• Cumberland River / Stones River

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What negatives might there be living next to a
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Mississippi River
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Mississippi River

• The Mississippi River is a drainage route to the
  Gulf of Mexico
• Almost all of Tennessee lies within the
  Mississippi River watershed

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Mississippi River

• Indian word means great river
• 4th largest river in the world
• It touches parts of 31 states
• 3,900 miles long
• Flows through Memphis

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Tennessee River
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Tennessee River

• The largest tributary of the Ohio River
• It is 886 miles long
• The only river on earth that flows in all
  cardinal directions
• Flows through Knoxville and Chattanooga

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Cumberland River
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Cumberland River

• A tributary of the Ohio
• 687 miles long
• Flows through Nashville

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Barge Picture
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Barges

• Used to transport goods on the river.
• The Mississippi River support barge traffic and
  helps provide the nation with many of the goods
  we depend upon.

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Tennessee Valley Authority

• Began during the Great Depression to build a
  series of dams along the Tennessee River.
• Produced several jobs
• Provided relief from flooding and electricity

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TVA Dams
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Old Hickory Dam and Lock
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