Global Information Lookup Global Information

Big South Fork of the Cumberland River information


Big South Fork River
Map showing the location of the river mouth
Map showing the location of the river mouth
Location of the river mouth in Kentucky
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of the New River and the Clear Fork in Scott County, Tennessee.
 • elevation1,004 ft (306 m)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with the Cumberland River near Burnside, Kentucky
 • coordinates
36°58′01″N 84°36′19″W / 36.967083°N 84.605291°W / 36.967083; -84.605291
 • elevation
722 ft (220 m)[2]
Length76 miles (122 km)[2]

The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River is a 76-mile-long (122 km)[3] river in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Kentucky. It is a major drainage feature of the Cumberland Plateau, a major tributary of the Cumberland River system, and the major feature of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Oneida South quadrangle, Tennessee. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1988.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big South Fork Cumberland River
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 8, 2011

and 16 Related for: Big South Fork of the Cumberland River information

Request time (Page generated in 1.1229 seconds.)

Big South Fork of the Cumberland River

Last Update:

The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River is a 76-mile-long (122 km) river in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Kentucky. It is a major drainage feature...

Word Count : 2047

Cumberland River

Last Update:

Rockcastle rivers from the northeast, followed by the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River from the south. From here it flows into the man-made Lake...

Word Count : 1142

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

Last Update:

The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, commonly known as Big South Fork, preserves the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its...

Word Count : 601

List of rivers of Tennessee

Last Update:

Caney Fork Clear Fork (Big South Fork Cumberland River tributary) Clear Fork (Cumberland River tributary) Clear Fork (Smith Fork Creek tributary) Chickamauga...

Word Count : 690

South Fork

Last Update:

South Fork (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community South Fork Township (disambiguation) Big South Fork of the Cumberland River South Fork...

Word Count : 173

List of rivers of Kentucky

Last Update:

Tennessee River Clarks River Blood River Cumberland River Little River Red River Obey River (Tennessee) Wolf River Big South Fork of the Cumberland River Rockcastle...

Word Count : 502

Cumberland Mountains

Last Update:

Pound River and Powell River on the southeast, Cove Creek on the southwest, and Tackett Creek, the Cumberland River, Poor Fork Cumberland River, and Elkhorn...

Word Count : 1117

Geocarpon cumberlandense

Last Update:

near the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in Tennessee and Kentucky. This rare plant is found only in cool sandstone rock shelters, on the moist...

Word Count : 304

List of canyons

Last Update:

and Wyoming Big South Fork of the Cumberland River gorge, Kentucky and Tennessee Big Thompson River Canyon, Colorado Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado...

Word Count : 2188

Clear Fork

Last Update:

Clear Fork is the name of various locations in the United States: Clear Fork (Big South Fork Cumberland River) in Tennessee Clear Fork (Cumberland River) in...

Word Count : 112

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Last Update:

part of the America the Beautiful series honoring the park. Big South Fork of the Cumberland River Cumberland Falls State Resort Park Lists of state parks...

Word Count : 1781

Tennessee State Route 297

Last Update:

entering the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and crossing the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River. It passes through the park before...

Word Count : 486

Cumberland Gap

Last Update:

The Cumberland Gap is a pass in the eastern United States through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains and near...

Word Count : 1851

Tuxedo darter

Last Update:

of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River, which flows from north-central Tennessee to McCreary County, Kentucky. Prior to 1995, the mouth of Station...

Word Count : 813

Frozen Head State Park

Last Update:

Valley meets the Cumberland Plateau— is visible to the south. Fork Mountain dominates the view to the north and northeast, although the 360-foot (110 m)...

Word Count : 2048

Calfkiller River

Last Update:

States. It is a tributary of the Caney Fork, and is part of the Cumberland, Ohio, and Mississippi watersheds. The river is believed to be named for a...

Word Count : 1017

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net