Coordinates: 36°02′39″N 86°47′29″W / 36.0441667°N 86.7913889°W / 36.0441667; -86.7913889

Otter Creek (Tennessee)

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Otter Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRadnor Lake
 • elevation594 ft (181 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Little Harpeth River
Length6.5 mi (10.5 km)

Otter Creek is a 6.5-mile-long (10.5 km)[1] creek in Davidson County, Tennessee. It is the effluent of Radnor Lake, and flows through Radnor Lake State Natural Area. It is a tributary of the Little Harpeth River, and via the Little Harpeth, Harpeth, Cumberland, and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

The creek gets its name because it once contained river otters.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011

36°02′39″N 86°47′29″W / 36.0441667°N 86.7913889°W / 36.0441667; -86.7913889