Otter Creek (Tennessee)

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.

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)

The creek gets its name because it once contained river otters.

See also

References

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


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