WOLF RIVER WATERSHED
| The Wolf River watershed includes parts of Fayette, Hardeman and Shelby Counties and drains 553 square miles before draining into the Mississippi River. Grain production, logging and industry (in the Memphis area) are major activities in the watershed. Much of the downstream portion of the watershed is heavily urbanized. Sportfishing, boating, duck and goose hunting are all popular. |
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| NSQ = Natural/Scenic Quality RF = Recreational Fishing |
RB = Recreational Boating WQ = Water Quality |
STREAM DESCRIPTION
| Stream | NSQ | RB | RF | WQ |
| ALEXANDER CREEK | 3 | 1 | ||
| CLEAR CREEK | 2 | 1 | ||
| CYPRESS CREEK | 4 | 4 | ||
| EARLY GROVE CREEK | 3 | 1 | ||
| FLETCHER CREEK | 4 | 3 | ||
| GOLDEN CREEK | 4 | 1 | ||
| GRAYS CREEK | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| GRISSUM CREEK | 3,4 | 3 | ||
| HARRISON CREEK | 4 | 3 | ||
| INDIAN CREEK | 1 | |||
| JOHNSON CREEK | 3 | 1 | ||
| MARYS CREEK | 2 | 3 | ||
| MAY CREEK | 3 | 1 | ||
| MOUNT TENA CREEK | 3 | 2 | ||
| NORTH FORK CREEK | 2 | 1 | ||
| NORTH FORK WOLF RIVER | 1,3 | 2 | 1 | |
| SANDY CREEK | 3 | 3 | ||
| SHAWS CREEK | 3 | 2 | ||
| STOUT CREEK | 3 | 2 | ||
| TEAGUE BRANCH SANDY CREEK | 3 | 3 | ||
| UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO (WOLF RIVER) | 2 | 2 | ||
| WOLF RIVER | 1,3 | 2 | 1,4 |
The Wolf River was named for the red wolf that once roamed Southwest Tennessee. Now absent from the state, a population of red wolves have been reintroduced in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in East Tennessee.
