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About City of Knoxville

Knoxville is located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, a sub-range of the Appalachian Mountains. The city has a total area of 105.0 square miles (272 km2), all land.[6] Knoxville's elevation ranges from 875 feet (267 m) above sea level on its lowest boundary to 1,160 feet (354 m) at its highest point along 4th Avenue in West Knoxville.[7] The city's primary waterway is Fort Loudoun Lake, which flows into Tennessee River nearby. The lake provides opportunities for boating and fishing; however it also poses challenges to public health due to algae blooms that form periodically and result from elevated levels phosphorus from residential lawns and animal waste runoff.