Alabama River

Overview of Mobile, Alabama and Coosa River

Millers Ferry Lock and Dam on the Alabama River

The Alabama River is a river in the U.S. state of Alabama. It arises removed about six miles from Montgomery by the confluence of the Coosa River with the Tallapoosa River.

It runs west to Selma, then southwest until he about 72 km from Mobile unites with the Tombigbee River, which there share back to the Mobile River and Tensaw River. These run parallel to each other until they come together again in the Mobile Bay.

The width of the river varies between 200 and 300 m, its depth is between one and two meters. It meanders along its entire course very strong, which leads to different lengths, depending on which measurement method is used. After a measurement, the U.S. Geological Survey, the river has a length of 502 km. In contrast, the measurement of the distance traveled by a boat provides a length of 676 km for the entire river course.

The Alabama River flows through rich agricultural land and is connected by railway lines to the mineral region in north central Alabama.

Name Variants

The river has several name variants:

• Alabama Fiume
• Albama River
• Halibama River
• Moville River
• Piache
• Riviere des Alibamons
• Río de Mobila