Elk River (Tennessee River tributary)

This article is about the river in Middle Tennessee. For the river in the Tri-Cities region, see Elk River (North Carolina-Tennessee).
Elk River
Elk River watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee, Alabama
Physical characteristics
SourceJunction of Laurel and Jay Creeks
 • locationCumberland Plateau, Tennessee
 • coordinates35°21′37″N 85°50′10″W / 35.36028°N 85.83611°W / 35.36028; -85.83611[1]
 • elevation1,010 ft (310 m)[2]
MouthTennessee River
 • location
Wheeler Lake, Alabama
 • coordinates
34°45′41″N 87°15′56″W / 34.76139°N 87.26556°W / 34.76139; -87.26556[1]
 • elevation
558 ft (170 m)[1]
Length195 mi (314 km)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS gage 03584600 at Prospect, TN[3]
 • average3,137 cu ft/s (88.8 m3/s)[3]
 • minimum101 cu ft/s (2.9 m3/s)
 • maximum105,000 cu ft/s (3,000 m3/s)

The Elk River is a tributary of the Tennessee River in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Alabama. The river is about 195 miles (314 km) long.[2]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk River
  2. ^ a b c Calculated in Google Maps and Google Earth
  3. ^ a b "Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 03584600, Elk River at Prospect, TN" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 4 August 2010.