Emory River

Emory River
The Emory River near Oakdale, Tennessee
The Emory/Obed drainage basin
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
Physical characteristics
Sourcebelow Fork Mountain, near Frozen Head State Park in Morgan County
 • coordinates36°09′25″N 84°26′47″W / 36.15694°N 84.44639°W / 36.15694; -84.44639[1]
 • elevation2,450 ft (750 m)[1]
MouthClinch River at Kingston, Tennessee
 • coordinates
35°53′15″N 84°29′29″W / 35.88750°N 84.49139°W / 35.88750; -84.49139[1]
 • elevation
741 ft (226 m)[1]
Basin size872 sq mi (2,260 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationOakdale, Tennessee, 18.3 miles (29.5 km) above the mouth(mean for water years 1927-1983)[3]
 • average1,466 cu ft/s (41.5 m3/s)(mean for water years 1927-1983)[3]
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
Several occasions in 1944, 1952, and 1953[3]
 • maximum195,000 cu ft/s (5,500 m3/s)
March 1929[3]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Emory River
 • rightObed River
DesignatedOctober 12, 1976

The Emory River is a river draining a portion of Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau. It flows for just over 46 miles (74 km) from its source near Frozen Head State Park to its mouth along the Clinch River at Kingston, Tennessee.

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emory River
  2. ^ "Emory River Watershed (06010208) of the Tennessee River Basin – Group 1, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation website, 2002. Accessed: 5 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d United States Geological Survey, Water Resources Data Tennessee: Water Year 1983, Water Data Report TN-83-1, p. 142. Gaging station 03540500.