Sequatchie River

Sequatchie River
A stream gage along the Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tennessee
The Sequatchie drainage basin
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
Physical characteristics
SourceBrady Mountain in Cumberland County, Tennessee
 • coordinates35°49′17″N 84°58′40″W / 35.82139°N 84.97778°W / 35.82139; -84.97778[1]
 • elevation2,460 ft (750 m)[1]
MouthTennessee River near Jasper, Tennessee
 • coordinates
35°01′31″N 85°38′07″W / 35.02528°N 85.63528°W / 35.02528; -85.63528[1]
 • elevation
597 ft (182 m)[1]
Length116 mi (187 km)[2]
Basin size602 sq mi (1,560 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationWhitwell, Tennessee, 25.1 miles (40.4 km) above the mouth(mean for water years 1920-1983)[4]
 • average745 cu ft/s (21.1 m3/s)(mean for water years 1920-1983)[4]
 • minimum16 cu ft/s (0.45 m3/s)
September 1925[4]
 • maximum32,500 cu ft/s (920 m3/s)
March 1973[4]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightLittle Sequatchie River

The Sequatchie River is a 116-mile-long (187 km)[2] waterway that drains the Sequatchie Valley, a large valley in the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee. It empties into the Tennessee River downstream from Chattanooga near the Tennessee-Alabama state line.

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sequatchie River
  2. ^ a b "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 16, 2011.
  3. ^ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, "Imperiled Aquatic Species Conservation Strategy for the Upper Tennessee River Basin," 5 December 2014, p. 1.
  4. ^ a b c d United States Geological Survey, Water Resources Data Tennessee: Water Year 1983, Water Data Report TN-83-1, p. 154. Gaging station 03571000.