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  Tennessee River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River.
The Tennessee River is formed at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad Rivers on the east side of Knoxville, Tennessee.
The final part of the Tennessee's run is in Kentucky, where it separates the Jackson Purchase from the rest of the state.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tennessee_River   (474 words)

  
 History & Genealogy - Bibliographies - Core List of TN Books
A chronicle of the Tennessee frontier from Watauga to secession.
A history of the Army of Tennessee, in the eyes of the author a gallant army plagued with poor leadership.
A history of the womens’ suffrage movement and Tennessee’s pivotal role in the passage of the suffrage amendment.
www.state.tn.us /tsla/history/bibliographies/corelist.htm   (3046 words)

  
 NRDC: America's Animal Factories - Tennessee
According to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA), Tennessee is estimated to have a combined total of 23 hog, dairy, and beef CAFOs.
Tennessee is one of 42 states to which the U. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delegated authority to issue Clean Water Act permits to all pollution sources.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), the state's environmental regulatory agency, is supposed to issue the permits, including permits to CAFOs.
www.nrdc.org /water/pollution/factor/stten.asp   (1003 words)

  
 Colorado River tops 2004 list of endangered rivers
The river wanders 1,500 miles from the peaks of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, snaking across Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California before flowing into the Gulf of Baja in Mexico, although in most years it is little more than a trickle when it reaches its delta.
The Big Sunflower River in Mississippi, which was the most endangered river last year because of an Army Corps of Engineers pumping and dredging project that the group said would destroy wetlands and stir up toxins in the river bed, was No. 2 on the group's list.
American Rivers, a Washington-based nonprofit conservation group, says the rivers on the list are not necessarily the ones with the worst chronic problems, but those they say are most in peril because of toxic chemicals, severe water shortages and other problems.
www.uswaternews.com /archives/arcquality/4colorive5.html   (443 words)

  
 EPA's American Heritage Rivers > Update for American Heritage Rivers Initiative > American Heritage Rivers Updates
At the request of the town of Kent, the River Navigator intervened in a long-term dispute between the town and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad involving a railroad trestle that was catching debris, blocking navigation, and leading to undercutting of the Cuyahoga banks.
The Hudson River AHRI Federal Coordinating Committee (FCC) met on April 10 in the Village of Haverstraw, NY to hear a presentation by the Village on its waterfront redevelopment efforts.
River Action, a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting environmentally responsible riverfront development has been leading efforts to have this wetland area converted from its previous use as a shooting range to the Nahant Marsh Outdoor Education and Research Center.
www.epa.gov /rivers/update/0501.html   (3578 words)

  
 Tennessee Fast Facts and Trivia
Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War and the first state to be readmitted after the war.
The Ocoee River in southeastern Tennessee is rated among the top white water recreational rivers in the nation and was the site for the Olympic white water canoe/kayak competition in the 1996 Olympics.
www.50states.com /facts/tenn.htm   (1274 words)

  
 Rivers of Life: River Voices - Wilma Dykeman
In the introduction to her book, "The French Broad", Wilma Dykeman writes, "...this is the chronicle of a river and a watershed, and a way of life where yesterday and tomorrow meet in odd and fascinating harmony...
Because the river belongs to everyone, it is the possession of no one.
Dykeman, with her husband, was recipient of the prestigious Hillman Award for the best book published in America on civil liberties, race relations or world peace.
cgee.hamline.edu /rivers/Resources/Voices/dykeman.htm   (341 words)

  
 The Sparta Expositor: Tennessee’s water woes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Known as the 303(d) list, the document contains a listing of Tennessee waterways that are "water quality limited or are expected to exceed water quality standards in two years but need additional pollution controls to get there.
What is interesting about the list, however, is that every watershed in the state is categorized and polluted waterways are listed, including White County and the Upper Cumberland Region.
The list available on the internet is a proposed final list from 2002 and is available in PDF format if you would like to view it.
www.spartaexpositor.com /columnsdetail.asp?ArticleID=189   (452 words)

  
 Mon, Allegheny put on group's list of 10 most endangered rivers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Twelve years ago the state did an aquatic survey of the Kiskiminetas River, a tributary of the Allegheny that forms the boundary between Westmoreland and Armstrong counties, and found a frog.
According to the group's endangered rivers report, scheduled for release today, failure to reauthorize the federal trust fund, which is financed by royalties paid by mining companies, will short-circuit mine drainage treatment efforts and increase the amount of pollution reaching the two rivers from thousands of abandoned mines.
Nicholas said the rivers were nominated and listed together at No. 5 on the list of endangered rivers because they are "mirror images" of the abandoned mine drainage threat.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/04105/300663.stm   (781 words)

  
 Southeastern Rivers
The Caney Fork River in Middle Tennessee is a popular destination for canoe trips and trout fisherman from across the state.
The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River is the diamond in the rough of the National Park service.
Tennessee tailwater rivers list with photos, descriptions and information about some of the rivers, dams and lakes Tailwaters>
www.southeasternoutdoors.com /public-lands/rivers/index-rivers.html   (157 words)

  
 Tennessee Overhill Experience - Rivers, Lakes, & Scenic Areas
The Tennessee Overhill is endowed with four rivers, each with its own distinctive personality.
Commercial river outfitters offer expert guides to help you capture the excitement of the Class III and Class IV rapids.
Any unauthorized use of contained material, or crosslinking of content without the express permission of the owner is strictly prohibited.
www.tennesseeoverhill.com /rivers.asp   (283 words)

  
 LIST OF RIVERS IN THE UNITED STATES : Encyclopedia Entry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Rivers in the United States is a list of rivers in the United States.
For a list of rivers in U.S. territories, please see List of rivers in U.S. insular areas.
Listings of rivers in the United States by letter of the alphabet:
www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/List_of_rivers_in_the_United_States   (109 words)

  
 Clinch River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Clinch River is dammed twice: by Norris Dam, the first dam built by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA); and by Melton Hill Dam, the only TVA dam with a lock not located on the main channel of the Tennessee River.
The Clinch River and the Emory River were considered the economic heart of the pearl industry, and the state of Tennessee was one of the top six states in the United States for pearl production.
The first major Tennessee River dam was Wilson Dam, built at a site known as Muscle Shoals, referring to the freshwater mussels of the region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clinch_River   (506 words)

  
 Hudson on List of "Most Troubled Rivers" -- by the Half Moon Press
American Rivers, a Washington D.C.-based environmental organization, named the Hudson River No. 4 on its annual list of rivers facing the most immediate and severe environmental threats.
The Hudson River flows through 315 miles of mountains, forests, wetlands, and towns before reaching New York City and the Atlantic Ocean.
According to the EPA, GE discharged an estimated 1.3 million pounds of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from electric capacitor manufacturing plants at Hudson Falls and Fort Edward in the upper Hudson from 1947 to 1977.
www.hudsonriver.com /halfmoonpress/stories/0501trou.htm   (652 words)

  
 List of places in Tyne and Wear - Live in Leipzig   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
List of reservoirs and dams in Poland - List of rivers of Finland
List of rivers of France - List of Romanian modern frigates
List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - List of The Boondocks episodes
omniknow.com /common/midlists.php?in=en&slice=056   (1573 words)

  
 Support Groups (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Description: This is a support and activity group for parents in East Tennessee who are athiest, agnostic, humanist, freethinker, etc., and wish to homeschool/unschool their children with a secular approach and to meet other like-minded families.
A group e-mail list is maintained for the exclusive use of those attending group meetings, and no one is added to the database until they attend meetings.
This is a list for parents who homeschool their children in Tennessee.
www.tnhomeed.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Support.html   (5621 words)

  
 National Center For Recreation&Conservation; Rivers
They provide recreational boating opportunities along a river, lake, canal or coastline; most water trails are managed in public-private partnership with the philosophies of environmental stewardship, environmental education, and accessibility for all users.
NPS Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program sponsored the event on behalf of the trail's 16 partners as part of their 2002 NPS Partnership in Recreation Award.
Since spring of 2001, the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program has been working in close partnership with Tennessee River Gorge Trust, which initiated the project, and others to provide technical assistance in the form of project organization, partnership development, site selection, brochure development, and trail implementation.
www.nps.gov /ncrc/portals/rivers/projpg/watertrails.htm   (1369 words)

  
 Emory River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emory River is a stream draining a portion of Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau.
Backwaters of the Watts Bar Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River cause the water below Harriman to be somewhat slack.
The mouth of the Emory is into the Clinch River at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Steam Plant, a coal-fired electric generation station initially developed during World War II, largely to power the uranium enrichment plant used to make the world's first atomic bomb at nearby Oak Ridge.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emory_River   (313 words)

  
 White knuckles on white water - Sunday, 04/24/05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A gentle float of the lower Pigeon River near Hartford is safe for children as young as 3 years old.
On the other extreme is the Ocoee River, considered the most popular river east of the Mississippi with more than 286,000 white-knuckled visitors in 2003.
This East Tennessee River is in Erwin near Johnson City, just 50 miles north of Asheville, N.C. The Nolichucky's churning water offers Class II, III and IV rapids, which wind through the deepest gorge in the eastern United States.
www.tennessean.com /travel/destinations/archives/05/03/68712325.shtml   (1125 words)

  
 NHDES Watershed Management Bureau: Rivers Management and Protection Program (RMPP)
River Network's "Directory of Funding Sources for Grassroots River and Watershed Conservation Groups in New England and New York 1999-2000"
Legislative updates about special programs; Links to congressional and presidential E-mail; the "River Web", a coalition of 3000 grassroots river groups in the US; and "Earthshare", a federation of national and local environmental and conservation charities in the US.
This system ensures that certain US rivers which possess outstanding natural resources, are preserved in free-flowing condition and protected for future generations.
www.des.state.nh.us /rivers/link-1.htm   (257 words)

  
 McClung Museum - The Cherokee Indians
Archaeologists have determined that Tennessee was first occupied by the Indians during the last Ice Age around 15,000 years ago.
One of these tribes was the Cherokee, who by 1700 claimed the lands north to the Ohio River, west to the western Tennessee River valley, south to include the northern portions of the present states of Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina, and, to the east, present-day western North Carolina.
The history and culture of the Cherokees is an important part of the heritage of Tennessee.
mcclungmuseum.utk.edu /specex/cherokee/cherokee.htm   (527 words)

  
 Listings Tennessee: Accommodation - Complete List
NearTheRace.com is a website that allows home owners around the Bristol Motor Speedway to list their homes for fans looking for lodging.
Hidden just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee is an area that has remained one of God's 'best kept...
Located in the Tennessee foothills, Windswept Farm has delighted visitors from far and near.
listingstennessee.com /Travel/Accommodations/complete.asp   (608 words)

  
 National Rivers: Links for Tennessee, on river recreation, whitewater, paddling, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, ...
These listings are assembled as a public service, using postings from individuals.
To announce a new book or video about rivers in Tennessee, get it listed here by posting it to the River Rendezvous as shown below, and also send a message to the NORS Resource Center by using the Comment section of the Resource Center Order Form.
The National Rivers Website and the Rivers of Tennessee section are made possible by the generosity of the members of the National Organization for Rivers (NORS.) To start or extend your membership, go to NORS Memberships.
www.nationalrivers.org /states/sd-links.htm   (238 words)

  
 Two Rivers Campgrounds, Tennessee
We all need to go camping once in a while and if you happen to be in Tennessee, Two Rivers Campgrounds is a great local campground.
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the metro area neareast to Two Rivers Campgrounds.
This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Tennessee.
www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/110966.html   (601 words)

  
 Division of Water Pollution Control   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Watersheds in Tennessee are monitored and assessed on a rotating basis by the Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).
The DRAFT 2004 303(d) list and 2004 305(b) report more thoroughly document Tennessee’s assessment process and present cause and source information for impaired waterbody segments.
This website has been developed by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) in cooperation with the Ground Water Institute (GWI) at The University of Memphis.
gwidc.memphis.edu /website/dwpc   (554 words)

  
 Three Rivers Rambler – Knoxville, Tennessee
The Three Rivers Rambler invites passengers of all ages to experience the grandeur of train travel.
Lindy (also known as 203) pulls the passenger cars of the Three Rivers Rambler all the way from Volunteer Landing in downtown Knoxville to the Asbury Quarry near Marbledale...and back again.
The Three Rivers Rambler is available for children's and adult's birthday parties, weddings and charters.
www.easttnvacations.com /three_rivers_rambler.aspx   (236 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The House Next Door: Books: Anne Rivers Siddons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Anne Rivers Siddons is a writer of literary fiction whose one foray into the horror genre is this remarkable 1978 novel, The House Next Door.
Anne Rivers Siddons transports you deep into the heart of a neighborhood torn apart by a mysterious force that threatens their friendship, their happiness and, for some, their very existence.
Many of the other reviewers have given the plot of the book, so I won't do that, but it is set in an ordinary (if tony) neighborhood, like many in my present city, and countless others.
www.amazon.com /House-Door-Anne-Rivers-Siddons/dp/0061008737   (2093 words)

  
 California Rafting W.E.T. River Trips and Other Recommended River Rafting Adventures
Rogue River Class III - IV Rogue River Class III-IV This Oregon river is a classic in the West; Blossom Bar is a Class IV but the rest of this beautiful river is mostly Class II - III and great for families.
Clackamas River Class III - IV The river originates from Ollalie Lake and ends into the Williamette River; federally designated as a Wild And Scenic River.
New River Class III-IV Breathtaking scenery; the New River Gorge is dubbed "Grand Canyon of the East"
www.raftwet.com /rivers.html   (1005 words)

  
 Lengths of major rivers
Rivers provide water for the essential needs of both tiny towns and huge cities.
There's a good chance that you live near one of our nation's large rivers.
Here, we define river length as the distance to the outflow point from the original headwaters where the name defines the complete length.
ga.water.usgs.gov /edu/riversofworld.html   (202 words)

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