List of rivers of Tennessee

This is a list of rivers in 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.

Lower Mississippi River

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

Tennessee River Drainage Basin

• • Ohio River (KY)
    • Tennessee River
      • Blood River
      • Big Sandy River
      • White Oak Creek
      • Duck River
        • Buffalo River
          • Green River
          • Little Buffalo River
        • Piney River
        • Little Duck River
      • Beech River
      • Shoal Creek/Sycamore River
      • Elk River
        • Richland Creek
      • Flint River
      • Sequatchie River
        • Little Sequatchie River
      • Hiwassee River
        • Ocoee River
        • Conasauga Creek
      • Piney River
      • Sewee Creek

Clinch River Drainage Basin

• • • • 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 Drainage Basin

• • • • Holston River
        • North Fork Holston River
        • South Fork Holston River
          • Watauga River
            • Doe River
              • Little Doe River
            • Elk River
            • Roan Creek

Cumberland River Drainage Basin

• • • Cumberland River
      • Red River
      • Harpeth River
        • Little Harpeth River
          • Otter Creek
      • Mill Creek
        • Sevenmile Creek
      • Stones River
      • Plunkett Creek
      • Caney Fork
        • Falling Water River
        • Collins River
          • Barren Fork
        • Rocky River
        • Calfkiller River
      • Roaring River
      • Obey River
        • Wolf River
        • East Fork Obey River
        • West Fork Obey River
      • Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
        • Clear Fork (Big South Fork Cumberland River)
        • New River
      • Clear Fork (Cumberland River)

Mobile River Drainage Basin

• Mobile River (AL)
  • Alabama River (AL)
    • Coosa River (AL,GA)
      • Oostanaula River (GA)
        • Conasauga River

Alphabetically

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rivers of Tennessee.

• List of rivers in the United States

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information Service
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Tennessee (1974)

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