The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River is a 76-mile-long river in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Kentucky. It is a major drainage feature of the Cumberland Plateau, a major tributary of the Cumb
Cliffs on the Big South Fork, NPS photo
Coal tipple at Blue Heron, 2009
Areal view of the confluence of the New River and the Clear Fork
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The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States. The 688-mile-long river drains almost 18,000 square miles of southern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee. The river flows gene
Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
…122 km) river in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Kentucky. It is a major drainage feature of the Cumberland Plateau, a major tributary of the Cumberland River system, and the major feature of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The Big South Fork begins at the confluence of the New River…
Canoers on the Cumberland River upstream from Cumberland Falls
Confluence of the Cumberland River headwater forks at Baxter
Cumberland falls
Barge traffic on the Cumberland River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the river for tug-and-barge navigation.