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French Broad
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FRENCH BROAD RIVER
Length: 210 miles (338 kilometers)
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The following French Broad River businesses are listed by River Mile-marker (RM) going upstream.
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The French Broad rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains in west North Carolina, and flows north and then northwest to Knoxville, east Tennessee, where it joins with the Holston River to form the Tennessee River. The French Broad River was an important settlers’ route from the southeast coastal states into Tennessee during the colonial period.
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Lakes on the French Broad River
(in order of flow)
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Lake Name
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Full Pool
(MSL)
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Acres
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Map
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Douglas
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990.0
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30,400
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