Green River (Tennessee)
General data
- Name: Green River (Tennessee)
- Water system: Tennessee River
- Water type: River
- Progression: Buffalo River (Tennessee) -> Duck River (Tennessee) -> Kentucky Lake (on Tennessee River) -> Tennessee River -> Ohio River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
The Green River is a 21.1-mile-long (34.0 km) tributary of the Buffalo River in Tennessee. By the Buffalo River and the Duck River it is a tributary of the Tennessee River.
The Green River is one of the main streams of Wayne County. Situated in the southwestern corner of Middle Tennessee along the Alabama line, Wayne County is one of the state's largest counties in area but is very sparsely populated. Most of the county is located on the Southern Highland Rim, an area of hills, ridges, and narrow stream valleys that is largely underlain by Paleozoic limestone.