List of rivers of Tennessee
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This is a list of rivers of the U.S. state of Tennessee:
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Tennessee ultimately flow to the Gulf of Mexico.
= Mississippi River drainage basin =
- Mississippi River
- Lake McKellar
- Nonconnah Creek
- Wolf River
- Loosahatchie River
- Hatchie River
- Tuscumbia River
- Forked Deer River
- North Fork
- Middle Fork
- South Fork
- Obion River
- North Fork
- Middle Fork
- South Fork
- Rutherford Fork
- Ohio River (KY)
- Tennessee River
- Blood River
- Big Sandy River
- White Oak Creek
- Duck River
- Buck Branch
- Buffalo River
- Green River
- Little Buffalo River
- Piney River
- Defeated Creek
- Little Duck River
- Beech River
- Indian Creek
- Smith Fork
- Shoal Creek/Sycamore River
- Elk River
- Richland Creek
- Flint River
- Sequatchie River
- Little Sequatchie River
- Hiwassee River
- Ocoee River
- Conasauga Creek
- Piney River
- Soak Creek
- Little Piney Creek
- Sewee Creek
- Clinch River
- Emory River
- Little Emory River
- Obed River
- Little Obed River
- Poplar Creek
- East Fork Poplar Creek
- Beaver Creek
- Coal Creek
- Powell River
- Sweetwater Creek
- Little Tennessee River
- Tellico River
- Bald River
- North River
- Little River
- French Broad River
- Little Pigeon River
- Nolichucky River
- Pigeon River
- Holston River
- North Fork Holston River
- South Fork Holston River
- Watauga River
- Doe River
- Little Doe River
- Elk River
- Roan Creek
Image:Cumberland River Watershed.png
- Cumberland River
- Red River
- Passenger Creek
- Harpeth River
- Little Harpeth River
- Otter Creek
- Richland Creek
- Mill Creek
- Sevenmile Creek
- Stones River
- Overall Creek
- Plunkett Creek
- Caney Fork
- Hickman Creek
- Smith Fork Creek
- Clear Fork
- Saunders Fork
- Indian Creek
- Little Indian Creek
- Mine Lick Creek
- Falling Water River
- Collins River
- Barren Fork
- Rocky River
- Calfkiller River
- Cane Creek
- Defeated Creek
- Dillard Creek
- Little Indian Creek
- Martin Creek
- Flynn Creek
- Jennings Creek
- Roaring River
- Blackburn Fork River
- Spring Creek
- Obey River
- Wolf River
- Rotten Fork Wolf River
- East Fork Obey River
- West Fork Obey River
- Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
- Clear Fork
- New River
- Clear Fork (Cumberland River tributary)
- Stinking Creek
= Mobile River drainage basin =
- Mobile River (AL)
- Alabama River (AL)
- Coosa River (AL, GA)
- Oostanaula River (GA)
- Conasauga River
Alphabetically
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| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+ !River !Largest settlement !Map |
| Bald River
|6 mi |none (Cherokee National Forest) | |
| Barren Fork
|23.4 mi (37.7 km) | |
| Beaver Creek
| |
| Beech River
|38.3 mi (61.6 km) | |
| Big Sandy River
|60 mi (97 km) | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Cumberland River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 76 mi (122 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | none (Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | |
| Blackburn Fork River
|none (Cummins Falls State Park) | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Blood River
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Tennessee River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Buchanan |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | |
| Buffalo River
|125 mi (201 km) | |
| Calfkiller River
|42.4 mi (68.2 km) | |
| Cane Creek (Caney Fork River tributary)
| | | |
| Caney Fork River
|143 mi (230 km) |
| Clear Fork (Big South Fork Cumberland River tributary)
|Big South Fork of the Cumberland River |27.2 mi (43.8 km) | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Clear Fork (Cumberland River tributary)
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Cumberland River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 42.8 mi (68.9 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Clairfield |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | |
| Clear Fork (Smith Fork Creek tributary)
| | | |
| Chickamauga Creek
| | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Clinch River
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Tennessee River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 337 mi (542 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Oak Ridge |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | File:Clinchrivermap.png |
| Coal Creek
|10.3 mi (16.6 km) | |
| Collins River
|67 mi (108 km) | |
| Conasauga Creek
|42.8 mi (68.9 km) | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Conasauga River
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Oostanaula River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 93 mi (150 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Conasauga (Polk County) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | File:Coosaheadwatersmap.png |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Cumberland River
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Ohio River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 688 mi (1107 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Nashville |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | File:Cumberland River Watershed.png |
| Defeated Creek (Hickman County)
| | | |
| Defeated Creek (Smith County)
| | |
| Doe River |
| Duck River
|284 mi (457 km) |
| East Fork Poplar Creek
| | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Elk River (Watauga River tributary)
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Watauga River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Elk Mills |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Elk River (Tennessee River tributary)
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Tennessee River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 195 mi (314 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Fayetteville |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | File:Elktnrivermap.png |
| Emory River
|46 mi (74 km) |
| Falling Water River
|46.8 mi (75.3 km) | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Flint River
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Tennessee River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 65.7 mi (105.6 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Flintville |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | |
| Forked Deer River
| | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | French Broad River
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Tennessee River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 219 mi (352 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Knoxville |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | File:Frenchbroadrivermap.png |
| Green River
|21.1 mi (34.0 km) | |
| Harpeth River
|115 mi (185 km) | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Hatchie River
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Mississippi River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 238 mi (383 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Bolivar |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | |
| Hickman Creek
| | | | |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Hiwassee River
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Tennessee River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 147 mi (237 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Charleston |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | File:Hiwasseerivermap.png |
| style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Holston River
|style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Tennessee River |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | 136 mi (219 km) |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | Kingsport |style="background:#FFE4A3;" | File:Holstonrivermap.png |
| Indian Creek (Caney Fork River tributary)
| |Buffalo Valley (Putnam County) | |
| Indian Creek (Tennessee River tributary)
| | |
| Injun Creek
| |none (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) | |
| Little Buffalo River
| | |
| Little Doe River
| | |
| Little Duck River
|6.5 mi (10.5 km) | |
| Little Emory River
| | |
| Little Harpeth River
|16.3 mi (26.2 km) | |
| Little Indian Creek
|Indian Creek (Caney Fork River tributary) | | | |
| Little Obed River
|10 mi (16 km) | |
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- Bald River
- Barren Fork
- Beaver Creek
- Beech River
- Big Sandy River
- Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
- Blackburn Fork River
- Blood River
- Buffalo River
- Calfkiller River
- Cane Creek (Caney Fork River tributary)
- Caney Fork
- Clear Fork (Big South Fork Cumberland River tributary)
- Clear Fork (Cumberland River tributary)
- Clear Fork (Smith Fork Creek tributary)
- Chickamauga Creek
- Clinch River
- Coal Creek
- Collins River
- Conasauga Creek
- Conasauga River
- Cumberland River
- Defeated Creek (Hickman County, Tennessee)
- Defeated Creek (Smith County, Tennessee)
- Doe River
- Duck River
- East Fork Poplar Creek
- Elk River (North Carolina - Tennessee), tributary of the Watauga River
- Elk River (Tennessee), tributary of the Tennessee River
- Emory River
- Falling Water River
- Flint River
- Forked Deer River
- French Broad River
- Green River
- Harpeth River
- Hatchie River
- Hickman Creek
- Hiwassee River
- Holston River
- Indian Creek (Caney Fork River tributary)
- Indian Creek (Powell River tributary)
- Indian Creek (Tennessee River tributary)
- Injun Creek
- Little Buffalo River
- Little Doe River
- Little Duck River
- Little Emory River
- Little Harpeth River
- Little Indian Creek
- Little Obed River
- Little Pigeon River
- Little Piney Creek
- Little River
- Little Sequatchie River
- Little Tennessee River
- Loosahatchie River
- Louse Creek
- Mill Creek
- Mine Lick Creek
- Mississippi River
- New River
- Nolichucky River
- Nonconnah Creek
- North River
- Obed River
- Obey River
- Obion River
- Ocoee River
- Otter Creek
- Overall Creek
- Pigeon River
- Piney River (East Tennessee)
- Piney River (Middle Tennessee)
- Plunkett Creek
- Poplar Creek
- Powell River
- Red River
- Roan Creek
- Roaring River
- Rocky River
- Rotten Fork Wolf River
- Soak Creek
- Sequatchie River
- Sevenmile Creek
- Sewee Creek
- Shoal Creek
- Smith Fork
- Smith Fork Creek
- Spring Creek
- Stinking Creek
- Stones River
- Sweetwater Creek
- Tellico River
- Tennessee River
- Tuscumbia River
- Watauga River
- White Oak Creek
- Wolf River (Middle Tennessee), tributary of the Obey River
- Wolf River (West Tennessee), tributary of the Mississippi River
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See also
{{Commons category|Rivers of Tennessee}}