French Broad River - Wikipedia
WEBThe French Broad River is a river in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Tennessee. It flows 218 miles (351 km) [ 4 ] from near the town of Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina , into Tennessee, where its confluence with the Holston River at Knoxville forms the beginning of the Tennessee River .
Holston River - Wikipedia
WEBThe Holston's confluence with the French Broad River at Knoxville marks the beginning of the Tennessee River. History. Maps by early French explorers in this area identified what is now known as the Holston River as the " Cherokee River", after the tribe they encountered.
River Maps - Tennessee Riverkeeper
WEBThe Tennessee River watershed encompasses the Tennessee River and its tributaries, including the two headwater tributaries: the Holston River and French Broad River. The main stem of the Tennessee River begins near Knoxville at the convergence of …
French Broad Scenic River - Tennessee State Government - TN.gov
WEBThe French Broad River is 213 miles long. It begins just west of the Eastern Continental Divide near Rosman NC and flows into Tennessee where it is impounded behind Douglas Dam and continues to the confluence with the Holston River in Knoxville, TN.
Holston River - American Rivers
WEBThe Holston River begins in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and flows for 274 miles through Virginia into Tennessee. The river ends at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers to form the Tennessee River.
A guide to floating the French Broad - AVLtoday
WEBMay 2, 2018 · DYK: 60 miles of the French Broad River is a designated “Blueway” – or water – State Trail (and part of that is the official river paddle trail)? The river runs from Rosman N.C. into the Holston River in Knoxville, T.N.
ABOUT THE RIVER - French Broad Paddle
WEBRising from public land deep within the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, the French Broad River flows through five counties and two states before joining the Holston to form the Tennessee at Knoxville. Within those 218 miles, the French Broad - commonly considered one of the world's oldest rivers - plays host to a broad diversity of topography ...
About the French Broad River Basin
WEBThe French Broad River, long considered to be one of the world’s oldest, flows through an ancient landscape. Variably said to be between 265 million and 305 million years old, new evidence suggests the river may not be quite as old as …
French Broad River | North Carolina, Tennessee, Appalachian …
WEBFrench Broad River, river rising in the Blue Ridge, Transylvania county, western North Carolina, U.S., and flowing 210 miles (340 km) northeast past Brevard, then northwest past Asheville, N.C., and through the Great Smoky Mountains into Tennessee, where it turns west to join the Holston River near.
Holston River | Tennessee, Virginia, Appalachian | Britannica
WEBHolston River, river formed by the junction of the North and South forks just west of Kingsport, eastern Tennessee, U.S. It flows southwest through the Great Appalachian Valley, joining the French Broad River near Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. Named for Stephen Holston, who built a cabin.