Rocky River (Tennessee)

Rocky River
Rocky River
	View from the Bone Cave Road bridge
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Physical characteristics
Source	Jakes Mountain in Sequatchie County
• coordinates	35°31′57″N 85°29′10″W / 35.53250°N 85.48611°W
• elevation	1,880 ft (570 m)
Mouth	Great Falls Lake (Caney Fork) at Rock Island
• coordinates	35°47′37″N 85°36′9″W / 35.79361°N 85.60250°W
• elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Length	31 mi (50 km)
Basin size	111 sq mi (290 km2)

The Rocky River is a 31.0-mile-long (49.9 km)^[1] stream in the east-central portion of Middle Tennessee in the United States. It is a tributary of the Caney Fork River, and is part of the Cumberland, Ohio and Mississippi watersheds. The lower portion of the river is part of the reservoir created by Great Falls Dam, which is located near the river's confluence with the Caney Fork.

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky River
^ U.S. Geological Survey. Smartt Mountain, TN. 1:24,000.
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[NHD-1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011

[GNIS-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky River

[smarttusgs-3] U.S. Geological Survey. Smartt Mountain, TN. 1:24,000.

[king-4] Cite error: The named reference king was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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