Emory River

Emory River
The Emory River near Oakdale, Tennessee
The Emory/Obed drainage basin
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Physical characteristics
Source	below Fork Mountain, near Frozen Head State Park in Morgan County
• coordinates	36°09′25″N 84°26′47″W / 36.15694°N 84.44639°W / 36.15694; -84.44639[1]
• elevation	2,450 ft (750 m)[1]
Mouth	Clinch River at Kingston, Tennessee
• coordinates	35°53′15″N 84°29′29″W / 35.88750°N 84.49139°W / 35.88750; -84.49139[1]
• elevation	741 ft (226 m)[1]
Basin size	872 sq mi (2,260 km2)[2]
Discharge
• location	Oakdale, Tennessee, 18.3 miles (29.5 km) above the mouth(mean for water years 1927-1983)[3]
• average	1,466 cu ft/s (41.5 m3/s)(mean for water years 1927-1983)[3]
• minimum	0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) Several occasions in 1944, 1952, and 1953[3]
• maximum	195,000 cu ft/s (5,500 m3/s) March 1929[3]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Little Emory River
• right	Obed River
National Wild and Scenic River
Designated	October 12, 1976

The Emory River is a river draining a portion of Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau. It flows for just over 46 miles (74 km) from its source near Frozen Head State Park to its mouth along the Clinch River at Kingston, Tennessee.