Only about a quarter of 1 percent of the nations rivers have been bestowed the mantle of protection offered by the 1968 National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The law ...

The Morgan's land includes approximately a half-mile of frontage along the Obed River, about three miles upstream of the section designated as a "Wild and Scenic" river. The land ...

Obed River is approximately 45 miles long, with mouths on the Emory and Clinch Rivers. It flows from Emory River near Wartburg and the Nemo Tunnel Trail down to Lake Holiday in Crossville.

Obed Wild and Scenic River is situated on Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau about two hours east of Nashville and 90 minutes west of Knoxville. A narrow, 5,000-acre park, Obed comprises segments of four ...

The Obed Wild & Scenic River has added 161 acres within the national park's boundaries through a donation. The National Park Service managed area already protects 5,000 acres of land and 45 miles ...

The Obed River is one of the few free-flowing rivers in East Tennessee. Put in place in 1976, the Wild and Scenic River designation helps protect the Obed, which had once been considered for damming.

Wartburg, TN — The National Park Service is celebrating 50 years of federal protection for the Obed Wild & Scenic River in Morgan County. On Oct. 2, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the ...

WARTBURG, Tenn. (AP) – The Obed Wild and Scenic River has added 161 acres (65 hectares) within the national park’s boundaries through a donation. According to a park news release, the land ...

During February’s county commission meeting, the Cumberland County Commission unanimously approved a resolution applying for a grant to repair the paved walking trail at Obed River Park.

Wartburg, TN — The National Park Service is celebrating 50 years of federal protection for the Obed Wild & Scenic River in Morgan County. On Oct. 2, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the ...