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Calfkiller River
The Calfkiller River near Sparta
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
Physical characteristics
SourceStamps Hollow near Monterey
 • coordinates36°06′20″N 85°18′31″W / 36.10556°N 85.30861°W / 36.10556; -85.30861[1]
 • elevation980 ft (300 m)[2]
MouthGreat Falls Lake (Caney Fork) south of Doyle
 • coordinates
35°49′13″N 85°28′48″W / 35.82028°N 85.48000°W / 35.82028; -85.48000[1]
 • elevation
794 ft (242 m)[1]
Length42.4 mi (68.2 km)[3]
Basin size175 sq mi (450 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationState Highway 111 in Sparta(mean for water years 2000–2005) [4]
 • average558 cu ft/s (15.8 m3/s)(mean for water years 2000–2005) [4]
 • minimum11 cu ft/s (0.31 m3/s)October 18, 1953 [4]
 • maximum25,000 cu ft/s (710 m3/s)flood of March 1929 [4]

The Calfkiller River is a 42.4-mile-long (68.2 km)[3] stream in the east-central portion of Middle Tennessee in the United 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 Cherokee chief who once lived in the area.[5]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calfkiller River
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Monterey Lake, TN. 1:24,000.
  3. ^ a b 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
  4. ^ a b c d e United States Geological Survey, Calfkiller River at Hwy 111 Below Sparta, TN, 2005. Retrieved: 10 May 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference goodspeed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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