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Tennessee River Systems

Tennessee River Systems. Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland River. What are the major river systems of Tennessee? (7.3.3). What does this sign mean?. Terms to Know. watershed - an area that drains into a river system tributary - a body of water that feeds into a larger body of water.

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Tennessee River Systems

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  1. Tennessee River Systems Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland River What are the major river systems of Tennessee? (7.3.3)

  2. What does this sign mean?

  3. Terms to Know • watershed - an areathatdrainsintoariversystem • tributary - a bodyofwaterthatfeedsintoalargerbodyofwater

  4. TributariesofTennessee • Miss Hatchie had Ten Ducks who would Come onto her land and kick up Stones. *River / Tributary * • Mississippi River / Hatchie River • Tennessee River / Duck River • Cumberland River / Stones River

  5. What negatives might there be living next to a river?

  6. Mississippi River

  7. MississippiRiver • The Mississippi River is a drainage route to the GulfofMexico • Almost all of Tennesseelieswithin the MississippiRiverwatershed

  8. Mississippi River • Indian word means great river • 4th largest river in the world • It touches parts of 31states • 3,900 miles long • FlowsthroughMemphis

  9. TennesseeRiver

  10. TennesseeRiver • The largesttributary of the OhioRiver • It is 886 miles long • The only river on earth that flows in all cardinal directions • FlowsthroughKnoxvilleandChattanooga

  11. Cumberland River

  12. CumberlandRiver • A tributaryoftheOhio • 687 miles long • FlowsthroughNashville

  13. Barge Picture

  14. Barges • Used to transportgoodsontheriver. • The Mississippi River support barge traffic and helps provide the nation with many of the goods we depend upon.

  15. TennesseeValleyAuthority • Began during the Great Depression to build a series of dams along the Tennessee River. • Produced several jobs • Providedrelieffromfloodingandelectricity

  16. TVA Dams

  17. Old Hickory Dam and Lock

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