Powell River (Tennessee River)
- Powell River (Tennessee River)
Infobox River
river_name = Powell River
caption = The Powell River near Harrogate, Tennessee in Claiborne County, Tennessee
origin = Wise County, Virginia
mouth = Clinch River
basin_countries = USA
length = 187 mi (301 km)
mouth_elevation = 1,020 ft (311 m) [Gnis|1306921|Powell River] The Powell River in the United States rises in southwest Virginia and flows into East Tennessee. For much of its length it flows roughly parallel to the Clinch River, separated by Powell Mountain. The Powell River flows into the Clinch River within the impoundment of the Norris Dam reservoir.
Powell River was named for a man called Powell who apparently carved his name into many of the trees of the area while accompanying the exploration party of Dr. Thomas Walker in the mid-18th century. His name appeared so frequently on trees in the valley of this river that later explorers and early pioneers came to call the stream "Powell's River" and the valley "Powell's Valley". Fact|date=February 2007
The Powell River was designated by the EPA as the “second most biologically diverse aquatic system in the nation.” The Powell is under such tremendous pressure from the effects of mining (including strip mining), logging and associated road-building that huge segments of the river are impaired.
References
Jefferson DLRMP at 4-26-27.
ee also
*List of Tennessee rivers
*List of Virginia rivers
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