Great Falls Dam powerhouse[5](mean for water years 1915-1983)[6]
• average
3,177 cu ft/s (90.0 m3/s)(mean for water years 1915-1983)[6]
• minimum
25 cu ft/s (0.71 m3/s) August 1951[6]
• maximum
210,000 cu ft/s (5,900 m3/s) March 1929[6]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left
Rocky River, Collins River, Smith Fork Creek
• right
Calfkiller River, Falling Water River, Mine Lick Creek, Indian Creek
The Caney Fork River is a river that flows through central Tennessee in the United States, draining a substantial portion of the southwestern Cumberland Plateau and southeastern Highland Rim regions.[7] It is a major tributary of the Cumberland River, and is part of the Cumberland, Ohio and Mississippi basins. The river is 143 miles (230 km) long, and its watershed covers 1,771 square miles (4,590 km2) in eleven counties. Monterey, Baxter, Sparta, Smithville, McMinnville, Altamont, Spencer and Gordonsville are among the towns that are at least partially drained by the river.
The Caney Fork flows through two impoundments— Center Hill Lake and Great Falls Lake— both of which create sizeable artificial lakes. The river's basin is home to numerous protected lands and recreational areas, including five state wilderness areas, six interpretive areas, and a wildlife management area.[4] Two state parks— Edgar Evins State Park and Rock Island State Park— are located along the river, and three others— Fall Creek Falls State Park, Burgess Falls State Park and South Cumberland State Park— are located within its basin. The river is a popular stream for canoeing and kayaking.
The name "Caney Fork" comes from the dense cane breaks that grew along the river's banks when European explorers first arrived in the area.[8]
The river is a major drainage feature of the Cumberland Plateau and the largest tributary of the Cumberland River.
^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caney Fork
^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.
^ abTennessee Division of Water Pollution Control, Caney Fork River Water Quality Management Plan Summary, October 2003, p. 1.
^Station 03422500 located approximately 0.8 miles downstream from Great Falls Dam
^ abcdUnited States Geological Survey, Water Resources Data Tennessee: Water Year 1983, Water Data Report TN-83-1, p. 75.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caney Fork River
^Samuel Cole Williams, Early Travels in the Tennessee Country, 1540-1800 (Watauga Press, 1928), p. 419.
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