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Buffalo River | |
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![]() Duck River watershed showing the Duck and Buffalo rivers | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of North and South Forks in northern Lawrence County, Tennessee |
• coordinates | 35°23′21″N 87°17′28″W / 35.3891°N 87.2912°W |
• elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | confluence with the Duck River in Humphreys County |
• coordinates | 35°59′44″N 87°50′21″W / 35.9956173°N 87.8391937°W |
• elevation | 361 ft (110 m) |
Length | 125 mi (201 km) |
Basin size | 763 sq mi (1,980 km2)[1]: 4 Buffalo River |
Discharge | |
• average | Flat Woods[2]
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Basin features | |
Progression | Lawrence County Lewis County Wayne County Perry County Humphreys County |
River system | Tennessee River Basin[3] |
Tributaries | |
• left | Little Buffalo River (Tennessee) Green River (Tennessee) |
• right | Cane Creek |
GNIS | 1305509 |
The Buffalo River is the longest unimpounded river in Middle Tennessee in the United States. It flows 125 miles (201 km)[4] through the southern and western portions of that region. The Buffalo is the largest tributary of the Duck River. Canoeing is popular, especially in its middle section. The river is named for the Buffalo fish which was abundant when the first European settlers arrived.[1]: 1