Mussel Shell Inventory - Tennessee River Watershed
A map of mussel shells located and inventoried by the Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful crew during cleanups throughout the entire 7-state Tennessee River watershed.
Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful has a unique opportunity in that we are one of few groups traveling into remote coves as we host river cleanups (and scout for litter sites for those cleanups) throughout the entire 7-state Tennessee River watershed. Using this controlled documentation (ensuring no duplicates), we work with freshwater mussel scientists at the University of Tennessee Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences to identify and inventory the mussel shells discovered.
Freshwater mussels inventoried since january 2025
PISTOLGRIP
(Tritogonia verrucosa)
Locations Found by KTnRB crew: Kentucky Lake of the Tennessee River
WABASH PIGTOE
(Fusconaia flava)
Locations Found by KTnRB crew: Kentucky Lake of the Tennessee River
MAPLE LEAF
(Quadrula quadrula)
Locations Found by KTnRB crew: Fort Loudoun Lake of the Tennessee River
YELLOW SANDSHELL
(Lampsilis teres)
Locations Found by KTnRB crew: Kentucky Lake of the Tennessee River
PINK HEELSPLITTER
(Potamilus alatus)
Locations Found by KTnRB crew: Fort Loudoun Lake of the Tennessee River
GIANT FLOATER
(Pyganodon grandis)
Locations Found by KTnRB crew: Chickamauga Lake of the Tennessee River