Life Runs Deep in Our Rivers
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WILDLIFE ABUNDANT WILDLIFE ABUNDANT AND DIVERSE Text will go in this area of the Text graphic to explain the Wildlife habitat in general of the will go in rivers. Text Tennessee this area of the graphic to habitat in explain the Wildlife general of the Tennessee will go in this area rivers. Text of the graphic to explain the 13 n LIFE RUNS DEEP IN OUR RIVERS 1 MISSISSIPPI RIVER 2 TENNESSEE RIVER 3 CUMBERLAND RIVER 4 CLINCH RIVER The Mississippi River flows 167 miles The Tennessee River is more than 650 miles long The nearly 700-mile Cumberland River flows from Kentucky into The Clinch River flows through Virginia and the Great along Tennessee’s western border, but and divides Tennessee into three regions. The northern Tennessee, winding through Nashville. Commercial Appalachian Valley before joining the Tennessee River because it shifts over time the river is river was vital to the culture of several Native fishermen harvest species like catfish and paddlefish from the river, in East Tennessee. The river used to be a major producer not the state line. The river is 2,320 American tribes, including the Cherokee. Its which is also used for commercial shipping. It’s a popular river of freshwater mussels and pearls before it was dammed. miles long and is home to multiple name originates from the Native American word among recreational anglers looking for bass and StStill, it is considered a great place for fly fishing. It was SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 CatCatfishfish Bald Eagle species, including 360 fish and 145 Swallow “Tanasi.” The Battle of Shiloh was fought along crappie as well as catfish. Motorized boaters dedesignated a scenic river near Knoxville and is used for amphibians. More than 40 percent of the Tennessee River during the Civil War. also enjoy the river and its lakes. rerecreational paddling. the country’s bird species migrate along Holston the river’s flyway. Kingsport Lake Celina Dale PowellPowe River Clarksville Hollow Clinch River Boone Watauga Lake Lake Lake Union City Kentucky Gallatin Norris Holston River ECONOMY Obion River Lake Cumberland River Cumberland River Lake Cherokee Johnson Old Hickory Lake AND THE Obion Lake Carthage Nolichucky River City RIVERS Paris Cookeville For centuries, rivers have Dandridge fueled Tennessee’s economy Harpeth River Nashville Center Dyersburg Clinch River Newport through commerce, with Hill Lake J. Percy Melton agricultural and manufactured Priest Emory River Douglas goods shipped along the Forked Deer River Murfreesboro Hill Lake Lake Lake Knoxville waterways. More recently, the French Broad River tourism sector has benefited as Mississippi River Stones River well, translating to new jobs Duck River and new revenue for the state. Watts Tennessee River Hatchie River Jackson Bar Tellico McMinnville Lake Lake Tennessee River Shelbyville Buffalo River Columbia Sequatchie River Manchester Chickamauga Lake Hiwassee River Wolf River Tims Ford Lake Lawrenceburg Elk River Tennessee River Lake Tennessee Savannah Ocoee DID YOU KNOW? River Otter Winchester Nickajack Memphis Ocoee River For the 1996 Olympic Lake Games in Atlanta, the Ocoee River was used Chattanooga to hold the whitewater canoe and kayak events. Red Fox Dragonfly Tennessee RiverRiver in Alabama Salamander 7 5 HATCHIE RIVERR 6 BUFFALO RIVER 7 HIWASSEE RIVER Cardinal DID YOUY KNOW? Monarch The West Tennessee river TheTh 125-mile Buffalo River flows DID YOU KNOW? ThThe 147-mile Hiwassee River flows from Georgia Butterfly The TennesseeTen River’s is the longest free-flowing ththrough the southern and western The DuckDuck RiverRive is North America's richest riverver in to the Tennessee River. Its flat and whitewater tributary of the Lower Mississippi path makesmake a crescent portionspo of Middle Tennessee. In rapidsrapi are a draw for paddlers and anglers. A and its watershedw variety of freshwaterfres animal species, containinging more River, and as a result, it has great MiMiddle Tennessee, it is the longest sesectionct of it is a designated scenic river and includes parts of Virginia, species of fish than are found in all the rivers of Europe ecological diversity. The river’s ecosystem ununimpounded river, as well as the wiwinds through the Cherokee National Forest. Its Kentucky, Tennessee, combined and more fish varieties per mile thanhan any supports more than 100 species of fish, North Carolina,Car Georgia, lolongest Duck River tributary. The river Tennessee other river in North America. Overall, the Duckck nanamed after the Cherokee word that means “a including 11 types of catfish, and about 250 Alabama,Alabam and Mississippi. is home to almost 85 species of fish. Its Crayfish supports a remarkablerema diversity of freshwaterter animalsanimals memeadow place at the foot of the hills.” species of birds. The Hatchie River starts in scscenery and fishing make it popular in its waters, ter including 151 species of fish, 60 freshwa-freshwfrefreshwa- Mississippi and is 238 miles long. amongam kayakers and canoers. ter mussel speciesspec and 22 species of aquatic snails.snasnails. GRAPHIC BY KENT TRAVIS , TEXT BY HOLLY MEYER, THINKSTOCK IMAGES - SOURCES: Tennessean research, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency NOTE: Rivers and wildlife are representational and not to scale. USA TODAY NETWORK — TENNESSEE USA TODAY.