Collins River

For another river, see Collins River (New Zealand).
Collins River
The Collins River near Rock Island
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
Physical characteristics
SourceNortheast of Palmer in Grundy County
 • coordinates35°23′11″N 85°33′18″W / 35.38639°N 85.55500°W / 35.38639; -85.55500[4]
 • elevation1,740 ft (530 m)[5]
MouthGreat Falls Lake (Caney Fork) at Rock Island
 • coordinates
35°48′0″N 85°37′12″W / 35.80000°N 85.62000°W / 35.80000; -85.62000[4]
 • elevation
804 ft (245 m)[4]
Length67 mi (108 km)[1]
Basin size811 sq mi (2,100 km2)[6]
Discharge 
 • locationU.S. Highway 70S near McMinnville(mean for water years 1925–2005) [2]
 • average1,193 cu ft/s (33.8 m3/s)(mean for water years 1925–2005) [2]
 • minimum25 cu ft/s (0.71 m3/s)September 1930[3]
 • maximum75,300 cu ft/s (2,130 m3/s)March 1929[3]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBarren Fork

The Collins River is a 67-mile-long (108 km)[1] 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 drains the scenic Savage Gulf area, located just below the river's source, and empties into Great Falls Lake at Rock Island State Park.

The Collins River passes through Grundy and Warren counties. McMinnville, Altamont, Gruetli-Laager and Beersheba Springs are among the communities located within its watershed. The Savage Gulf section of the Collins River has been designated a "scenic river" by the State of Tennessee.[7]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 8, 2011
  2. ^ a b United States Geological Survey, Collins River near McMinnville, 2005. Retrieved: 3 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b United States Geological Survey, Water Resources Data Tennessee: Water Year 1983, Water Data Report TN-83-1, p. 74.
  4. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Collins River
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Collins, TN. 1:24,000.
  6. ^ Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, "Collins River Watershed Water Quality Management Plan Summary Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, 2003. Retrieved: 3 July 2013.
  7. ^ Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Scenic Rivers Program Archived 2013-07-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved: 6 July 2013.