Talk:Clinch River

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This article is very poorly written. I would attempt to improve it, but my knowledge of the Clinch River is rather lacking.

Agreed! Added some stuff. It could use more. I probably made a typo or two also. Will try to add more later. Pfly 02:12, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

I added more information on the history of the Clinch River specific to the TVA coal ash spill and the effects on the river. Waynekm1 (talk) 18:49, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Cherokee origins of name "Pellissippi"

The Cherokee origins of the name "Pellissippi" are problematic. There is no "p" sound in the language or the syllabary. See http://omniglot.com/writing/cherokee.htm and http://smithdray1.net/angeltowns/or/bearcreek.htm. Also, the Cherokee word for waters is "a ma yi", for water "a ma" and for river "u we yv".

Some sources claim the term is "Native American", but do not specify from which language or culture it is derived. --Chaswmsday (talk) 00:05, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

This book, Native American place names of Indiana, describes "Pelisipia", Jefferson's proposed state name, as coming from a Miami-Illinois term for the Ohio River. Not sure how this relates to the Clinch River. Pfly (talk) 03:04, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

The link you provided has pileewa siipiiwi, which it translated as "Turkey River". Looking at http://www.myaamiadictionary.org, pileewa is translated as "chicken" or "fowl", with nalaaohki pileewa or "native fowl" the term used for "turkey". Siipiiwi translates to "river".

I've also run across the Mitchell Map, created ca. 1750 by John Mitchell. Mitchell seemed to call the Clinch River the "Pelisipi River" and labeled one of its tributaries as "Clinch's R." It's hard to say if he had some basis for doing so, or whether he just had a leftover name, having called the Ohio River "Ohio" or "Splawacipiki", which looks similar to some of the other names in your book link. --Chaswmsday (talk) 13:52, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Another reference to "Pelisipi" being a name for the Ohio River, without origin given, comes from The Providence Gazette and Country Journal, April 10, 1784, [1]. --Chaswmsday (talk) 18:27, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

@Orlady, per recent edits to this page, it would seem that there is a widely-held misperception about the derivation of the word "Pellissippi". As a college, a prominent road (and possibly other facilities, businesses and institutions of which I'm not aware) are named after an old American Indian name for the Clinch River, this is probably the best venue within Wikipedia to address and correct this misperception. @Orlady, I'd welcome your input and local knowledge. Thanks. --Chaswmsday (talk) 20:07, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

My edits to your article additions were intended to make them conform with the way the encyclopedia is written. Specifically, to conform with encyclopedia style, I converted your commentaries into footnotes and I removed your "see Talk:Clinch River" entries from the articles. Did I make some other change that leads you to think that I was arguing with you? --Orlady (talk) 21:15, 19 August 2013 (UTC) Your research above, regarding other maps that use similar "Indian names" for other rivers, is original research that cannot be cited as a basis for encyclopedia content. --Orlady (talk) 21:17, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

No, no arguments were intended about stylistic changes. My previous verbiage was inappropriate and quite awkward. :)

It would appear though, that apparently long-standing claims about the name's Cherokee origins do not come from reliable sources, i.e. a college's unsupported, off-hand claim, and when I first looked into it, either a newspaper or TV reporter's equally unsupported claim in response to a reader/viewer. There are what appear to be RSs for Ohio River = Pelisipi, in the Indiana place names cite, and in the contemporary 1784 newspaper report. There may be fewer RSs for Clinch River = Pelisipi, other than including hedging prose something like "The circa 1755 Mitchell Map is an early source calling the Clinch River the "Pelisipi". This may be related to the Miami-Illiois name for the Ohio River..." Are there any contemporary accounts by Mitchell explaining why he named things as he did? --Chaswmsday (talk) 21:43, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Length

I was unable to find a reliable source for the river's exact length. I obtained the figure of 337 miles by adding the 202 miles in Tennessee (indicated on topo maps) to the figure of 135 miles in Virginia (indicated on this Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries page). However, just looking at the topo maps, it appears to be longer than 337 miles. If there is a more reliable figure for the river's entire length, update the infobox with the reference, or mention it here. Bms4880 (talk) 21:58, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Additional historical information requested because of public interest

Is there a history of an ancient Egyptian Temple site discovered in the process of the TVA preliminary survey of the area for a potential dam site. I understand that an archaeologist from England was requested to come for an investigation of this temple site which he responded to and which he contributed to a newspaper report of his findings. Could someone share specific information on the location of this site and the report of the archaeologist? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.96.251.81 (talk) 03:54, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

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Muscle Shoals? ...Alabama?

It's somewhat mystifying why the Ecology section includes details about Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Information about the TVA dams' impact on the Clinch River environs' mussell population could be better served without this digression, or at least a less ambiguous explanation of its purpose, here. I suspect it was someone's attempt to populate this page with links to other Wikipedia articles...? rowley (talk) 00:29, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Small boat or canoe

Can someone get from Norris out of state through the Clinch or Powell River by small boat or canoe? 216.145.85.156 (talk) 11:05, 20 July 2023 (UTC)