Tennessee River

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1. River formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville, Tennessee; it follows a U-shaped course to enter the Ohio River in western Kentucky.

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Residents of the city, which is nestled in the Appalachian foothills with the Tennessee River running through the heart of a lively downtown, enjoy a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, biking and boating.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Classic Texas songs like Halo, Say What You Want and I Don't Want A Lover are purified in the swampy waters of the Tennessee River, and reborn with a spacious, soulful clarity.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024

A Bald Eagle disappeared into the trees on the far bank of the Tennessee River just as the two researchers at the bow of our modest motorboat began hauling in the trawl net.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023

It traces the title character’s life along the Tennessee River in the spirit of a “doomed Huckleberry Finn,” as The Times wrote of the book.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

At the lake’s western end, where the Little Tennessee River flows into it, stands a big hydroelectric dam, 480 feet high, built by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson