Reelfoot Lake
Location	Tennessee, Kentucky
Coordinates	36°23′20″N, 89°23′20″W
Lake type	oxbow lake
Basin countries	United States

Reelfoot Lake is a shallow natural lake located in the northwest portion of Tennessee and extending into Fulton County, Kentucky^[1], United States of America. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake water body formed when a wide Meander from the mainstem of a River is cut off to create a lake A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Fulton County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Much of it is really more of a swamp, with bayou-like ditches (some natural, some man-made) connecting more open bodies of water called basins, the largest of which is called Blue Basin. A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water A bayou (pronounced oʊ or uː is a small slow-moving Stream or creek or a lake or pool ( bayou lake) that lies in an abandoned channel of a stream A ditch is usually defined as a small to moderate depression created to channel Water. Reelfoot Lake is noted for its bald cypress trees and its nesting pairs of bald eagles. Taxodium is a Genus of one to three Species (depending on taxonomic opinion of extremely flood-tolerant Conifers in the cypress The Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a Bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and It is the site of Reelfoot Lake State Park. Reelfoot Lake State Park is a State park in the northwest corner of Tennessee in the United States. Lake Isom, a similar, smaller lake to the immediate south, is a National Wildlife Refuge area. Lake Isom is a small natural Lake located in Lake County Tennessee immediately south of Reelfoot Lake. National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain Protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Until 2003, Reelfoot was the world's only legal commercial fishery for crappie, which was served in restaurants located near the shore. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For the fishing industry and the practice of fishing see Fishing. "Calico Bass" redirects here For the marine fish see Kelp Bass. It is the only large natural lake in Tennessee, and is the namesake of Lake County, Tennessee, in which it is primarily located. Lake County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Poor agricultural practices have resulted in the siltation of the lake occurring at a far more rapid rate than it otherwise should, as it was common practice for cotton and soybeans to be planted literally up to the water's edge until governmental agencies purchased almost the entire shoreline and forbade the perpetuation of this practice. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Silt is Soil or rock derived Granular material of a Grain size between sand and clay Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Siltation is still accelerated by the almost ubiquitous (in the area) custom of "burning out" the adjacent ditchlines every fall.

Popular history says that the lake was formed when the region subsided after the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–1812, and that the Mississippi River flowed backward for 10-24 hours to fill it. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The observations of the few persons in the region at time confirm that something serious occurred in the Reelfoot area in conjunction with the earthquakes, and that it undoubtedly resulted in major changes in the landforms of the area (which are very changeable at any rate, as the area is comprised primarily of glacial loess). "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. Loess is a homogeneous typically non stratified porous Friable,slightly coherent often calcareous fine-grained Silty pale yellow or buff windblown ( aeolian

In the early 20th century the Reelfoot area was the site of widespread lawlessness and "Night Riding", which eventually resulted in the deployment of the state militia by governor of Tennessee Malcolm R. Patterson in 1908 to restore law and order. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Malcolm Rice Patterson ( June 7, 1861 &ndash March 8, 1935) was the governor of the U Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The troubles began when a group of landowners purchased almost the entire shoreline of the lake. They formed the West Tennessee Land Company to enforce what they saw to be their legal rights, including the ownership of the lake itself, and most importantly its fishing rights, as they owned the surrounding land. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Most of the Night Riders were from families that had derived some or much of their living from fishing the lake for generations and their friends and supporters. Two attorneys engaged by the West Tennessee Land Company to enforce its claims fell into the hands of the Night Riders. An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute According to a contemporary front-page account in the Nashville Banner, one was murdered by being both hanged and shot while the other escaped with his life to tell the story only by swimming a considerable distance across the lake at night, part of the while under fire from the Night Riders' guns. The Nashville Banner was a daily newspaper of Nashville Tennessee which ceased publication in 1998 Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The publicity given this account led to a general consensus in the state government that action was required. Soon, the use of the lake was declared to be part of the state's public domain, guaranteeing the right of the public to use it whether they owned adjacent land or not. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone Later, a system of parks, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and public boat ramps was developed around the lake through federal-state cooperation.

Since 1930 water levels in the lake have been somewhat regulated by the construction and operation of a spillway at the southern end of the lake where the Running Reelfoot Bayou flows out of it; this structure was controversial and an abortive attempt was made to blow it up by area residents in 1939 but it was not seriously damaged. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A spillway is a structure used to provide for the controlled release of flows from a Dam or Levee into a downstream area typically being the river that was dammed Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1930 structure is now regarded as obsolete by both the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States Army Corps of Engineers and plans are being made to replace it.

The lake is said to be named for a legendary Indian chief who had a deformed foot and was called "Reelfoot" by the whites, but this, too, is unproven. A legend ( Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a Narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States White People is the second album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. In his 1911 story "Fishhead," Irvin S. Cobb claimed the lake "[took] its name from a fancied resemblance in its outline to the splay, reeled foot of a cornfield negro. Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb ( June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author humorist and columnist who lived in New York and authored "

See also

• New Madrid Fault Zone
• Reelfoot Lake State Park

References

The Tennessean, May 25, 2006, p. The Tennessean is the principal daily Newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with a circulation area covering 39 counties in Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. C8

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