
News & Opinion: The
River of Life (Nashville Scene . 05-08-00)
American Heritage Rivers for an important
river in America. Go here for environmental info about different parts of this river.
Save the Cumberland River is
highlighted by another webmaster named Duane Bristow. Check out his site , if you are
interested in anything about Tennessee and Kentucky
Tennessee Fishing
info
East Tennessee Fishing info
Lake Cumberland Fishing info
Other
info on fishing and lakes
www.water.ky.gov for bacteriological and fecal
coliform results on the Cumberland River in the upper river sections in Kentucky.
Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. - Reports Online:
Prehistory of the Upper Cumberland River Drainage
 | The Cumberland River was named by Dr. Thomas Walker, after "The Duke of
Cumberland" of England. |
 | The Cumberland is 696 miles in length and drains almost 18,000 square miles in area. |
 | It is the sixteenth longest river in the U.S. |
 | The headwaters are marked mile 696, the mouth is mile 0. |
 | The mouth is at Smithland Kentucky, where it empties into the Ohio River. |
 | The headwaters are located in Harlan, Kentucky where the Poor, Martin's and Clover Forks
converge. |
 | The Barkley Canal connects the Tennessee River with the Cumberland River. |
 | The Cumberland Falls on the upper part of the river are 60', and located in the Daniel
Boone National Forest. |
 | There are 5 dams on the river, with 5 more on it's tributaries. |
 | Lake Cumberland is 110 miles in length. It starts at the Laurel River and ends at Wolf
Creek Dam |