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The Tennessee River is formed at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers on the east side of present-day Knoxville, Tennessee. From Knoxville, it flows southwest through East Tennessee toward Chattanoogabefore crossing into Alabama.
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The Tennessee River discharges into the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky. The Ohio River discharges into the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois.

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