New River (Tennessee)
| New River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Frozen Head in Morgan County, Tennessee[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in Scott County |
• coordinates | 36°59′06″N 84°36′25″W / 36.985077°N 84.606885°W |
• elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m)[2] |
The New River is a 58.7-mile-long (94.5 km)[3] tributary of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Via the Big South Fork and the Cumberland and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.
The New River rises on
railroad
constructed primarily for the purposes of coal transport.
The stream, road, and railroad cross into
Clear Fork, and the stream downstream from this point is known as the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Oneida South quadrangle, Tennessee. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1988.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
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