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Upper Duck River Watershed

Updated 10/15/2005

Description of Watershed

The Upper Duck River Watershed is located in Middle Tennessee, south of Nashville. It is made up of cropland, pasture, hayland, and forestland. Seventy-two percent of the watershed is cropland and pastureland. Croplands consist of cotton, corn, soybeans, hay, grain sorghum, nursery crops, and wheat. There are approximately 3745 farms in the watershed.

Conservation practices used on cropland include terraces, grade control structures, waterways, diversions, contour farming, field borders, crop rotation, water and sediment control basins, conservation tillage, winter cover crops, and cropland conversion to permanent vegetation.

The Upper Duck Watershed has a growing poultry industry in Bedford County, as well as a developing nursery industry in Coffee County. The Maury County portion of the Upper Duck is a rapidly developing urban area, and has been designated a Scenic River. The watershed is home to 22 aquatic threatened and endangered species listed (either State or Federal).

Land Cover/Use
Land Use Acres
Cropland 147,482
Hayland 101,491
Pastureland 155,127

Map of Upper Duck River Watershed

Thumbnail view of Upper Duck River Watershed; Click for a large map
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Counties in Watershed

  • Bedford
  • Cannon (small area in south west of county)
  • Coffee
  • Franklin (small area in north of county)
  • Giles (small area in north of county)
  • Lincoln (small area in north of county)
  • Marshall
  • Maury
  • Moore (small area in north of county)
  • Rutherford (small area in southwest of county)
  • Williamson (small area in southeast of county)

Documents and Information About Conservation Security Program (CSP) Benefits  Coming soon!

Program Contacts – Tennessee

John Rissler, CSP Program Manager
615-277-2567, voice

Jeff Sanders, State Resource Conservationist
615-277-2576, voice

Service Center Contact Information

County Contact (email) Phone
Bedford Cory J. Hodge (931) 684-4197, Ext.3
Cannon Pamela F. Hoskins (615) 563-4321, Ext.3
Coffee Gary L. Moore (931) 684-4197, ext. 3
Franklin Adam S. Daugherty (931) 967-2521, Ext.3
Giles William B. Walker (931) 363-2675, Ext.3
Lincoln Meredith L. Crosby (931) 438-2450, Ext.3
Marshall Amanda L. Silvey (931) 359-6268, Ext.3
Maury Jeff W. Bowie (931) 388-1307, Ext.3
Moore Cory J. Hodge (931) 388-1307, ext. 3
Rutherford Jason R. McAfee (615) 893-9295, Ext.3
Williamson Trent L. Cash (615) 794-8488, Ext.3