Tennessee

(těn-něs-së',) the principal river which joins the Ohio, rises in Roane co., Tenne ee, where it is formed by the confluence of the Clinch and Holston rivers. It takes a winding course through N. Alabama, N.E. Mi i ippi, and Tenne ee, and empties into the Ohioat Paducah, Kentucky, after a total flow (including the Holston) of 1,100 m. It is navigable for boats as far as Knoxville, 500 miles from its mouth, and for steamers to Florence, 280 m. up stream. [s. 885]