Big South Fork of the Cumberland River

Big South Fork River
Map showing the location of the river mouth
Map showing the location of the river mouth
Location of the river mouth in Kentucky
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of the New River and the Clear Fork in Scott County, Tennessee.
 • elevation1,004 ft (306 m)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with the Cumberland River near Burnside, Kentucky
 • coordinates
36°58′01″N 84°36′19″W / 36.967083°N 84.605291°W / 36.967083; -84.605291
 • elevation
722 ft (220 m)[2]
Length76 miles (122 km)[2]

The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River is a 76-mile-long (122 km)[3] river in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Kentucky. It is a major drainage feature of the Cumberland Plateau, a major tributary of the Cumberland River system, and the major feature of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Oneida South quadrangle, Tennessee. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1988.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big South Fork Cumberland River
  3. ^ 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