Harpeth River

The Harpeth River, 115 miles (185 km) long, is one of the major streams of north-central Middle Tennessee, United States, and a major tributary of the Cumberland River. Via the Cumberland and the Ohio Rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. It is one of the only un-dammed rivers in the state of Tennessee. The lower segment of the Harpeth, including a portion in Bellevue in Nashville, is designated as a "scenic river" under the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Act. In 2020, researchers reported evidence of extant Salamander mussel -- proposed to be listed as an Endangered Species -- on the Harpeth River in Cheatham County, a few miles downstream from Bellevue.