South Fork of the Forked Deer River

River in Tennessee, United States

South Fork of Forked Deer River

Location
Country| United States
State| Tennessee
Physical characteristics
Source| Confluence of Huggins Creek and Tar Creek in Chester County
• coordinates| 35°23′58″N 88°36′13″W﻿ / ﻿35.39944°N 88.60361°W﻿ / 35.39944; -88.60361
Mouth| Forked Deer River in Dyer County

• coordinates

| 35°59′49″N 89°26′5″W﻿ / ﻿35.99694°N 89.43472°W﻿ / 35.99694; -89.43472

The South Fork of the Forked Deer River is formed at the confluence of Huggins Creek and Tar Creek in the southern part of Chester County, Tennessee, United States.[1] It flows in a generally northern direction and passes just to the east of Henderson. It then runs in a northwesterly direction and enters Madison County and passes near Pinson. Flowing still generally north it passes through Jackson. It continues across Madison County and enters Crockett County, It flows in a northwest direction through the following counties sometimes passing in and out of a county several times. Haywood County, Lauderdale County and Dyer County where it joins with the North Fork.[2] The Forked Deer then empties into the Obion River which in turn flows into the Mississippi River.

## See also

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* List of rivers of Tennessee

## References

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1. ^ "Forked Deer River".
2. ^ "Google Maps".

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