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Elk River
river, Tennessee-Alabama, United States
Elk River, river rising as Bradley Creek in the Cumberland Mountains, Grundy county, southern Tennessee, U.S. The river meanders approximately 200 miles (320 km) southwestward through Franklin and Lincoln counties, past Fayetteville, across the southeastern corner of Giles county, and into Alabama. There it enters the Tennessee River 6 miles (10 km) east of Wheeler Dam, where it forms part of Wheeler Reservoir.
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