The North Fork of the Forked Deer River is formed in
Gibson County to the south of Chapel Hill Road near
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
and flows to the northwest before entering
Dyer County. Here it accepts the flow from the
Middle Fork and then joins with the
South Fork to form the
Forked Deer River
The Forked Deer River system is the main drainage of the central portion of West Tennessee. Locals pronounce the first word of the river's name with two syllables, as in “Forkéd” ().
The Forked Deer consists of various streams designated ...
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See also
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List of rivers of Tennessee
This is a list of rivers of the U.S. state of Tennessee:
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Tennessee ultimately flow to the Gulf of Mex ...
References
Rivers of Tennessee
Rivers of Dyer County, Tennessee
Bodies of water of Gibson County, Tennessee
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