Tennessee ( eng. Tennessee ) is a river in the eastern United States , the left, the longest and most abundant tributary of the Ohio River ( Mississippi Basin). It is formed by the confluence at the city of Knoxville of the rivers Halston and French Broad River , flowing down from the western slopes of the Appalachians . The length from the confluence of the constituent rivers is 1050 km, from the source of the river Holston - 1470 km. The basin area is 104 thousand km². High water in late winter and spring, low rain in summer. Average water discharge at the mouth of 1,800 m³ / s.
| Tennessee | |
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| English Tennessee | |
 Bridge in Knoxville | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 1470 km |
| Pool | 104,000 km² |
| Water flow | 1800 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | River confluence: Halston and French Broad River |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Ohio |
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| Location | |
| Water system | Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
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| Regions | Alabama , Kentucky , Mississippi |
Tennessee runoff is almost completely regulated by a multi-purpose reservoir system, 9 of which are located on Tennessee itself (including the largest - Kentucky, with an area of 1,100 km²) and 22 on tributaries. Thanks to the bypass channels (in the area of the rapids near the cities of Chattanooga and Florence) and the Tennessee locks are navigable all the way from the confluence of its constituent rivers. The total capacity of hydropower plants in the Tennessee basin is about 4 GW. In Tennessee, located Knoxville , Chattanooga , Florence .