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The Tennessee River system has its headwaters 1n the mountains of eastern Tennessee, western Vir ginia, western North Carolina, and northern Georgia. Two of the principal tributaries, the Holston and the French Broad Rivers, unite just above Knoxville, Tennessee, to form the Tennessee River. From Knoxville the Tennessee flows southwesterly through the State of Tennessee into northern Alabama where it turns to the northwest and flows into the north east corner of Mississippi. There it swings north, again crosses Tennessee, and continues across Ken tucky to Paducah where it enters the Ohio River (see fig.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the role of the Tennessee River system in flood control, discussing the integrated water control system in the Tennessee River Basin and the ood control system within it, with statistical data on the latter's 19 projects. The author delves into the origins of Tennessee Valley ooding, providing a thorough examination of the storms which cause them and presenting data on both historical and recorded oods. Methods used to compute probable future extreme storms are described, as are the design, characteristics, and mechanics of Operation for Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) reservoir systems in controlling oods. The report concludes by outlining the costs and benets of ood control, with an emphasis on the system's accomplishments in relation to both. A valuable resource for experts in water control engineering, this book offers a comprehensive study of oods and ood control in the Tennessee River Basin. Its insights into the technical and engineering aspects of ooding enhance understanding of this critical natural phenomenon and its eective mitigation. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781528204972_0
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