List of rivers of Tennessee


This is a list of rivers of 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.
[Image:Mississippi River mod.png|thumb|200px|right|Lower Mississippi River]

Mississippi River drainage basin

[Image:Tennessee watershed.png|thumb|200px|right|Tennessee River drainage basin]
[Image:Clinchrivermap.png|thumb|200px|right|Clinch River drainage basin]
[Image:Holstonrivermap.png|thumb|200px|right|Holston River drainage basin]
[Image:Cumberland River Watershed.png|thumb|200px|right|Cumberland River drainage basin]

Mobile River drainage basin

  • Mobile River
  • *Alabama River
  • **Coosa River
  • ***Oostanaula River
  • ****Conasauga River

Alphabetically

RiverMouthLengthLargest settlementMap
Bald RiverTellico River6 minone
Barren ForkCollins River23.4 mi
McMinnville
Beaver CreekClinch River44 miHalls Crossroads
Beech RiverTennessee River38.3 mi
Lexington
Big Sandy RiverTennessee River60 mi
Bruceton
Big South Fork of the Cumberland RiverCumberland River76 mi
none
Blackburn Fork RiverRoaring River14.5 minone
Blood RiverTennessee RiverBuchanan
Buffalo RiverDuck River125 mi
Linden
Calfkiller RiverCaney Fork River42.4 mi
Sparta
Cane Creek (Caney Fork River tributary)Caney Fork River
Caney Fork RiverCumberland River143 mi
Carthage
Clear Fork (Big South Fork Cumberland River tributary)Big South Fork of the Cumberland River27.2 mi
Rugby
Clear Fork (Cumberland River tributary)Cumberland River42.8 mi
Clairfield
Clear Fork (Smith Fork Creek tributary)Smith Fork Creek
Chickamauga CreekTennessee RiverChattanooga
Clinch RiverTennessee River337 mi
Oak Ridge
Coal CreekClinch River10.3 mi
Rocky Top
Collins RiverCaney Fork River67 mi
Gruetli-Laager
Conasauga CreekHiwassee River42.8 mi
Coker Creek
Conasauga RiverOostanaula River93 mi
Conasauga (Polk County)
Cumberland RiverOhio River688 mi
Nashville
Defeated Creek (Hickman County)Duck River
Defeated Creek (Smith County)Cumberland RiverDefeated
Doe RiverWatauga River6 miElizabethton
Duck RiverTennessee River284 mi
Columbia
East Fork Poplar CreekPoplar CreekOak Ridge
Elk River (Watauga River tributary)Watauga RiverElk Mills
Elk River (Tennessee River tributary)Tennessee River195 mi
Fayetteville
Emory RiverClinch River46 mi
Harriman
Falling Water RiverCaney Fork River46.8 mi
Cookeville
Flint RiverTennessee River65.7 mi
Flintville
Forked Deer RiverObion RiverDyersburg
French Broad RiverTennessee River219 mi
Knoxville
Green RiverBuffalo River21.1 mi
Waynesboro
Harpeth RiverCumberland River115 mi
Franklin
Hatchie RiverMississippi River238 mi
Bolivar
Hickman Creek
Hiwassee RiverTennessee River147 mi
Charleston
Holston RiverTennessee River136 mi
Kingsport
Indian Creek (Caney Fork River tributary)Caney Fork RiverBuffalo Valley (Putnam County)
Indian Creek (Tennessee River tributary)Tennessee RiverCrossroads
Injun CreekLittle Pigeon Rivernone
Little Buffalo RiverBuffalo RiverDeerfield
Little Doe RiverDoe RiverHampton
Little Duck RiverDuck River6.5 mi
Manchester
Little Emory RiverEmory RiverCoalfield
Little Harpeth RiverHarpeth River16.3 mi
Brentwood
Little Indian CreekIndian Creek (Caney Fork River tributary)
Little Obed RiverObed River10 mi
Crossville