Clinch River

The Clinch River is a river that flows southwest for more than 300 miles through the Great Appalachian Valley in the U.S. states of and , gathering various tributaries, including the Powell River, before joining the in .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Tennessee and Virginia in the United States
  • Also known as: Clench River”, “Clinches River”, “Fiume Clinchs”, “Fiume Pelissipi”, and “Pelisipi River

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roane County High School.

School
Located in , or better known as Kingston is the largest of five high schools in . The school mascot is the Yellow Jackets.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston and Cedar Grove.

is a city in . This seat of Roane County was a frontier town back in 1792 centered around Fort Southwest Point. In 1807, it was actually the Tennessee state capital for a day, too, before the Tennessee General Assembly reconvened in Nashville.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is 3.5 miles southeast of . is situated 4 miles east of Clinch River.

Harriman and Rockwood are cities in .

Clinch River

Latitude
35.86341° or 35° 51′ 48″ north
Longitude
-84.53188° or 84° 31′ 55″ west
Elevation
741 feet (226 metres)
Open location code
867QVF79+96
Geo­Names ID
4614178
Wiki­data ID
Q1101503
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Clinch River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Clinch
  • Catalan: Clinch
  • Cebuano: Clinch River
  • Chinese: 克林奇河
  • Chuvash: Клинч
  • Dutch: Clinch River
  • Dutch: Clinch
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر كلينتش
  • French: Clinch River
  • French: Clinch
  • German: Clinch River
  • Irish: Abhainn Clinch
  • Japanese: クリンチ川
  • Lithuanian: Klinčas
  • Mingrelian: კლინჩი (წყარმალუ)
  • Mingrelian: კლინჩი
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Clinch
  • Norwegian: Clinch
  • Polish: Clinch River
  • Russian: Клинч (река)
  • Russian: Клинч-Ривер
  • Russian: Клинч
  • Slovenian: Clinch River
  • Slovenian: Clinch
  • Slovenian: reka Clinch
  • Spanish: Rio Clinch
  • Spanish: Río Clinch
  • Ukrainian: Клінч
  • Venetian: Clinch
  • Welsh: Afon Clinch

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South West Point and Southwest Point Park.

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