Cumberland River

The Cumberland River flows through Kentucky and Tennessee before joining the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky. Its watershed includes the Nashville region and much of south-central Kentucky.

Cumberland River basin: The drainage area whose streams flow into the Cumberland River and its tributaries. Its watershed explains how rainfall across Tennessee and Kentucky feeds the river.
Cumberland Gap: A mountain pass through the Appalachian Mountains near the borders of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. The pass became a major route into the Cumberland River region.
Cumberland River Navigation Project: A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that developed locks and dams for navigation and water management on the river. The project made long stretches of the river more usable for commerce.
Nashville Riverfront: The public and commercial waterfront along the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville. It is the river’s most prominent urban frontage.
Cumberland Falls: A waterfall on the Cumberland River in southeastern Kentucky, within Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. This landmark marks a steep, rocky reach upstream from the river’s reservoirs.
Daniel Boone: An American frontiersman who helped establish early Euro-American routes and settlements in Kentucky. His expeditions helped open the interior lands surrounding the upper river.
Cumberland River Compact: A nonprofit organization working to protect and restore the Cumberland River watershed. Its work addresses the water-quality pressures affecting the river and its tributaries.
Cumberland River at Clarksville: The stretch of the Cumberland River passing Clarksville, Tennessee. Clarksville illustrates the river’s role as a transport corridor west of Nashville.
Lake Cumberland: A large reservoir in Kentucky formed by Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River. The reservoir stores water and regulates downstream flow.
Cumberland Compact: A 1780 agreement establishing rules of government for settlers in the Cumberland region of Tennessee. It documents the political organization of settlements near the river’s middle reaches.

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