Caney Fork River

Caney Fork River

      river formed by the confluence of the Collins and Rocky rivers in central Tennessee, U.S. It flows for 144 miles (232 km) in a northwesterly direction to the Cumberland River, near Carthage, in Smith county. On the river are two dams: Center Hill Dam (completed in 1951), impounding Center Hill Lake; and the Great Falls Dam (1925), creating Great Falls Reservoir, part of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Caney Fork River — Caney Fork Caney Fork Des canoës sur la rivière Caney Fork …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Caney Fork River — Infobox River river name = Caney Fork caption = Canoeing on the Caney Fork River near its headwaters in Cumberland County, Tennessee origin = Cumberland Plateau in Cumberland County, Tennessee mouth = Cumberland River basin countries = United… …   Wikipedia

  • Caney Fork — Des canoës sur la rivière Caney Fork. Bassin versant de la rivière Caney Fork …   Wikipédia en Français

  • River Roe — Roe River Roe River Caractéristiques Longueur 0,061 km Bassin  ? Bassin collecteur …   Wikipédia en Français

  • River Des Peres — Des Pères (rivière) Des Pères Caractéristiques Longueur 20 km Bassin  ? Bassin collecteur …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Calfkiller River — The Calfkiller River rises on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee just south of Interstate 40 near the town of Monterey in Putnam County. Several of the tributaries which coalesce to form the stream are impounded, including one which forms… …   Wikipedia

  • Rocky River (Tennessee) — The Rocky River rises on the Cumberland Plateau in Van Buren County, Tennessee near the community of Chalaybeate. Entering a steep cove, it receives some suraface tributary water and more from large springs along its course. Shortly south of… …   Wikipedia

  • Falling Water River — The Falling Water River is a stream located in the east central portion of Middle Tennessee. It rises in Putnam County in a dissected portion of the Cumberland Plateau. The stream descends rather steeply and is crossed by Interstate 40. Just… …   Wikipedia

  • Cumberland River — River, Kentucky and Tennessee, U.S. It rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows west, looping through northern Tennessee before returning north to join the Ohio River after a course of 687 mi (1,106 km). It drops 92 ft (28 m) at Cumberland (or… …   Universalium

  • Collins River — The Collins River is a 67 mile long (108 km)[1] tributary of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Via the Cumberland and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. It rises on the Cumberland …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”