What is Cumberland River?
The '''Cumberland River''' is a major [[waterway]] of the [[Southern United States]]. The {{convert|688|mi|km|adj=on}}-long<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823134302/https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2017-08-23 }}, accessed June 8, 2011</ref> river goes through {{convert|18000|mi2|km2}} of southern [[Kentucky]] and north-central [[Tennessee]]. The river flows generally west from a source in the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. It merges with the [[Ohio River]] near [[Paducah, Kentucky]], and the mouth of the [[Tennessee River]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} [[Category:Rivers of Kentucky]] [[Category:Rivers of Tennessee]] {{us-geo-stub}}