Richland Creek (Nashville, Tennessee)

Richland Creek
Richland Creek
	Richland Creek near Belle Meade Boulevard, Nashville
Location
Country	Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Cumberland River
• coordinates	36°09′51″N 86°53′17″W / 36.1641°N 86.8880°W
• elevation	390 feet (120 m)
Length	28 miles (45 km)
Basin size	17,712 acres (27.675 sq mi)

Richland Creek is a stream in the western part of Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County.^[1] It winds for 28 miles (45 km) through the Nashville suburbs of Belle Meade and Forest Hills^[2] and eventually flows into the Cumberland River near Rock Harbor Marina at the end of Robertson Avenue.^[3] This is one of at least five streams by the name of "Richland Creek" in various regions of Tennessee.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Eastin Morris, The Tennessee Gazetteer, Or Topographical Dictionary, W.H. Hunt & Company, 1834, p. 139
^ "Public needs answers about Richland impact". Vol. 106, no. 94. The Tennessean. July 13, 2010. p. 8–A. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
^ "West Nashville Study: Full Stream Report Released". Vol. 64, no. 293. The Tennessean. February 15, 1970. p. 17–A. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[eastinmorris-1] Eastin Morris, The Tennessee Gazetteer, Or Topographical Dictionary, W.H. Hunt & Company, 1834, p. 139

[28miles-2] "Public needs answers about Richland impact". Vol. 106, no. 94. The Tennessean. July 13, 2010. p. 8–A. Retrieved May 3, 2019.

[mouthcreek-3] "West Nashville Study: Full Stream Report Released". Vol. 64, no. 293. The Tennessean. February 15, 1970. p. 17–A. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

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