The river is formed in northeastern Jackson County by the confluence of Estill Fork and Hurricane Creek, and flows generally southwardly, past the town of Paint Rock. In its upper course, the river flows through a deep valley cut into the Cumberland Plateau. In its lower course, the river is used to define part of the boundary between Madison and Marshall Counties.
paint, rock, river, mile, long, tributary, tennessee, river, northern, alabama, united, states, tributaries, also, drain, portion, south, central, tennessee, near, woodville, alabamalocationcountryunited, statesstatealabamaphysical, characteristicssource, coor. The Paint Rock River is a 58 7 mile long 94 5 km 2 tributary of the Tennessee River in northern Alabama in the United States Its tributaries also drain a portion of south central Tennessee 3 Paint Rock RiverThe Paint Rock River near Woodville AlabamaLocationCountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaPhysical characteristicsSource coordinates34 53 53 N 86 10 14 W 34 89814 N 86 17053 W 34 89814 86 17053Mouth coordinates34 28 34 N 86 28 04 W 34 47620 N 86 46776 W 34 47620 86 46776Length58 7 mi 94 5 km Discharge locationWoodville AL average667 cu ft per sec 1 The river is formed in northeastern Jackson County by the confluence of Estill Fork and Hurricane Creek and flows generally southwardly past the town of Paint Rock In its upper course the river flows through a deep valley cut into the Cumberland Plateau In its lower course the river is used to define part of the boundary between Madison and Marshall Counties See also editList of Alabama riversReferences edit USGS Current Conditions for USGS 03574500 PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE AL The National Map U S Geological Survey Retrieved Feb 23 2011 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Paint Rock River DeLorme 1998 Alabama Atlas amp Gazetteer Yarmouth Maine DeLorme ISBN 0 89933 274 9 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Paint Rock RiverExternal links editPaint Rock River Landscape Conservation Area The Nature Conservancy This article related to a river in Alabama is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paint Rock River amp oldid 1083864738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
