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.
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Tennessee (1974)
February 15, 2024
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This is a list of rivers of the U S state of Tennessee Contents 1 By drainage basin 1 1 Mississippi River drainage basin 1 2 Mobile River drainage basin 2 Alphabetically 3 See also 4 ReferencesBy drainage basin editThis 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 nbsp Lower Mississippi RiverMississippi River drainage basin edit 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 nbsp Tennessee River drainage basinOhio River KY Tennessee River Blood River Big Sandy River White Oak Creek Duck River 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 nbsp Clinch River drainage basinClinch 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 nbsp Holston River drainage basinHolston River North Fork Holston River South Fork Holston River Watauga River Doe River Little Doe River Elk River Roan Creek nbsp Cumberland River drainage basinCumberland 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 CreekMobile River drainage basin edit Mobile River AL Alabama River AL Coosa River AL GA Oostanaula River GA Conasauga RiverAlphabetically editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items June 2021 River located partially in another state River Mouth Length Largest settlement MapBald River Tellico River 6 mi none Cherokee National Forest Barren Fork Collins River 23 4 mi 37 7 km McMinnvilleBeaver Creek Clinch River 44 mi 1 Halls CrossroadsBeech River Tennessee River 38 3 mi 61 6 km LexingtonBig Sandy River Tennessee River 60 mi 97 km BrucetonBig South Fork of the Cumberland River Cumberland River 76 mi 122 km none Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Blackburn Fork River Roaring River 14 5 mi 2 none Cummins Falls State Park Blood River Tennessee River BuchananBuffalo River Duck River 125 mi 201 km LindenCalfkiller River Caney Fork River 42 4 mi 68 2 km SpartaCane Creek Caney Fork River tributary Caney Fork RiverCaney Fork River Cumberland River 143 mi 230 km Carthage nbsp Clear Fork Big South Fork Cumberland River tributary Big South Fork of the Cumberland River 27 2 mi 43 8 km RugbyClear Fork Cumberland River tributary Cumberland River 42 8 mi 68 9 km ClairfieldClear Fork Smith Fork Creek tributary Smith Fork CreekChickamauga Creek Tennessee River ChattanoogaClinch River Tennessee River 337 mi 542 km Oak Ridge nbsp Coal Creek Clinch River 10 3 mi 16 6 km Rocky TopCollins River Caney Fork River 67 mi 108 km Gruetli LaagerConasauga Creek Hiwassee River 42 8 mi 68 9 km Coker CreekConasauga River Oostanaula River 93 mi 150 km Conasauga Polk County nbsp Cumberland River Ohio River 688 mi 1107 km Nashville nbsp Defeated Creek Hickman County Duck RiverDefeated Creek Smith County Cumberland River DefeatedDoe River Watauga River 6 mi 3 Elizabethton nbsp Duck River Tennessee River 284 mi 457 km Columbia nbsp East Fork Poplar Creek Poplar Creek Oak RidgeElk River Watauga River tributary Watauga River Elk MillsElk River Tennessee River tributary Tennessee River 195 mi 314 km Fayetteville nbsp Emory River Clinch River 46 mi 74 km Harriman nbsp Falling Water River Caney Fork River 46 8 mi 75 3 km CookevilleFlint River Tennessee River 65 7 mi 105 6 km FlintvilleForked Deer River Obion River DyersburgFrench Broad River Tennessee River 219 mi 352 km Knoxville nbsp Green River Buffalo River 21 1 mi 34 0 km WaynesboroHarpeth River Cumberland River 115 mi 185 km FranklinHatchie River Mississippi River 238 mi 383 km BolivarHickman CreekHiwassee River Tennessee River 147 mi 237 km Charleston nbsp Holston River Tennessee River 136 mi 219 km Kingsport nbsp Indian Creek Caney Fork River tributary Caney Fork River Buffalo Valley Putnam County Indian Creek Tennessee River tributary Tennessee River CrossroadsInjun Creek Little Pigeon River none Great Smoky Mountains National Park Little Buffalo River Buffalo River DeerfieldLittle Doe River Doe River HamptonLittle Duck River Duck River 6 5 mi 10 5 km ManchesterLittle Emory River Emory River CoalfieldLittle Harpeth River Harpeth River 16 3 mi 26 2 km BrentwoodLittle Indian Creek Indian Creek Caney Fork River tributary Little Obed River Obed River 10 mi 16 km CrossvilleBald 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 RiverSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rivers of Tennessee List of rivers in the United StatesReferences edit Colquit Elle Beaver Creek Water Trail Outdoor Knoxville Retrieved 2021 06 16 American Whitewater www americanwhitewater org Retrieved 2021 06 17 American Whitewater www americanwhitewater org Retrieved 2021 06 18 USGS Geographic Names Information Service USGS Hydrologic Unit Map State of Tennessee 1974 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of rivers 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