Emory River Watershed Development Association and TVA.  Emory River Valley:  Summary of resources.  This summary was compiled by the people of the Emory River Valley, with the help of TVA and other state agencies, to help plan the best use of the region's resources by evaluating their present economic development condition and future growth.

Harriman, Tennessee, micropolitan area.  The site describes the paddling conditions of certain sites, including the Emory and Obed Rivers.

Harriman Utility Board.  Source water assessment—surface water.  The document describes the susceptibility of the Harriman Utility Board’s surface water intake, which is located within the Emory River Watershed.  

Law, G.S.  Hydrologic analysis of the Obed River Watershed, Cumberland Plateau physiographic province, Tennessee.  This document describes a project in which rainfall and streamflow information in the Obed River watershed were analyzed to determine the effects that geology and impoundments "might be having on streamflow quantity from the watershed."

Martin, P.H., Leboeuf, E.J., Dobbins, J.P., Daniel, E.B., and Abkowitz, M.D.  Interfacing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with water resources models: A state-of-the-art review.  This paper examines the various methods for interfacing GIS and predictive water models.  "Emphasis is placed on discussing limitations to efficient interfacing and potential future directions."

Mayfield, M.W.  An examination of the anomalous runoff regime of the Obed-Emory basin of the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee.  This author describes the "streamflow regime of the Obed-Emory system" and uses "Thornthwaite's water budget to show input, depletion, and outflow of water from the basin.  Streamflow characteristics and basin characteristics of the study area are compared to those of two other basins to emphasize the peculiarity of the study basin."   

MS 0828:  The Tennessee Valley Authority reports, 1933-1973.  The page outlines reports available from the Tennessee Valley Authority on forest and other property purchases, and it also lists documents available on the watershed resources of selected regions.

Nantahala Outdoor Center. River flow data for all available rivers.  This document provides information regarding the flow of rivers.

Obed/Emory River Watershed testing Paddle Fest April 6-8, 2001.  The document describes how volunteers gathered water quality samples from rivers and creeks within the Obed/Emory River Watershed.  Parameters tested included ammonia, conductivity, pH, and fecal coliform.

Obed River—Adams Bridge to Emory River whitewater river e-guidebook.  This document provides whitewater travel information, including difficulty rankings, gradient, and run length, for the section from Adams Bridge to the Emory River confluence.

Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee.  Development plan and stream classification.  This report outlines how the Obed Wild and Scenic River would be developed according to the requirements of Public Law 90-542, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, amended by Public Law 94-486, Sec. 301-Obed.

Shekaranand, G.S.  Flood control on the Emory.  The author of this thesis explores flood control on the Emory River from an engineering standpoint.  He says that there are two ways of dealing with flood control:  either from a stream perspective, ignoring the monetary cost, or from the investment perspective of how much money can be made.  The second viewpoint adheres to the principal that a project should not be invested in, no matter how beneficial it is, unless it will provide a monetary return.  The student hoped that flood control studies in the United States could be used to help people in India with their flooding problems.   

Smith, M. Destinations: Paddling Tennessee’s Obed/Emory Watershed, Lower Island Creek.  The document is an excerpt from A Paddler’s Guide to the Obed/Emory Watershed, written by Monte Smith and published by Menasha Ridge Press.  The author describes this region’s natural characteristics through his personal experience paddling the rivers.

TDEC will discuss Nonconnah watershed.  The Daily News.  The Emory Watershed was included in the 1996 TDEC planning cycle, along with the Nonconnah watershed and several others, during which a watershed water quality management plan for the region would be developed.

Tennessee Valley Authority.  2005 operational report to Congress.  The document briefly mentions the development of a Watershed Restoration Project for Crab Orchard Creek.

U.S. Department of the Interior.  (1981).  Proposed Obed National Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee.  Draft Environmental Statement.  This report outlines the action taken on the section "of 100 miles of the Obed River, Clear Creek, Daddy's Creek, and the Emory River in Cumberland, Fentress, and Morgan counties as components of the National Wild and Scenic River system, authorized by Public Law 90-542."

U.S. Department of the Interior.  (1978).  Obed National Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee.  Addendum to the Final Environmental Statement.  This report outlines "additional information on three proposals in the Final Environmental Statement on the establishment of an Obed National Wild and Scenic River."   

U.S. Department of the Interior.  (1978).  Statement for management.  Obed Wild and Scenic River.  This report outlines how "a portion of the Obed River, sections of Clear and Daddy's creeks, and a short section of the Emory River, were added to the Wild and Scenic River System"  and how these sections would be managed as a result of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Public Law 90-542.  

U.S. Department of the Interior.  (1974).  Proposed Obed National Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee.  This report is a draft environmental statement that describes proposed federal action to protect the natural resources of the 100 miles of the Obed River, Clear Creek, Daddy's Creek, and the Emory River in Cumberland, Fentress, and Morgan counties.

U.S. Department of the Interior.  (1972).  Proposed Obed National Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee.  This report is a draft environmental statement that describes the action taken within the "98 miles of the Obed River and its two chief tributaries, Clear Creek and Daddy's Creek."

U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.  (1994, August).  Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee.  General management plan, development concept plan, environmental impact statement.  This report outlines the plan prepared for the "Obed Wild and Scenic River (Obed WSR) pursuant to the National Parks and Recreation Act, P.L. 95-625, and NPS policy to provide for the protection of Obed WSR values and address resource management and visitor use."  The plan was "prepared in cooperation with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and with public and agency involvement," and guides "management of the Obed WSR for approximately the next 10 to 15 years."  

U.S. Geological Survey.  USGS 03540500 Emory River at Oakdale, TN.  The document provides gauge height and discharge values for a particular time in the Emory River at Oakdale region.

U.S. Geological Survey.  Tennessee River Basin:  03539600 Daddys Creek near Hebbertsburg, TN.  This site is a graph showing the discharge in cubic feet per second of the river from Oct. 2004 to Sept. 2005.  

Young, J.L.  Hydrologic interpretation of water quality data for the Emory and French Broad Rivers.  The thesis examines--through various hydrologic analysis, both graphical and statistical, techniques--the water quality data collected from sampling stations on the major tributaries of the Tennessee River Basin.  Sampling strategies themselves are also expounded upon and described.