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CustomizeAlabama River Map points out the major rivers and lakes in Alabama flowing through the state.
Tennessee, Black Warrior, Cahaba, Alabama, Conecuh, Tombigbee, Pea, Choctawhatchee, and Tallapoosa are some of the important rivers of the state of Alabama. The Alabama River flows through the counties of Baldwin, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Wilcox, Autauga, Monroe, Clarke, and Montgomery. The Tennessee River is the biggest river in the state. River Tennessee is famous for the aquatic species of Cavefish. River Black Warrior covers a total drainage area of 6,276 square miles. Another prominent river is the Coosa River which drains 10,200 square miles of the state.
River Cahaba flows through the counties of Chilton, Jefferson, Bibb, St. Clair, Dallas, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, and Perry. The river is spread over a total drainage area of 1,870 square miles. The River Tallapoosa derived its name from the word Tali which means rock and Pushi which means small pieces of stones. The river flows across a total area of 4,680 square miles. Wheeler, Pickwick, Logan Martin, West Point, and Marlin are some of the notable lakes of the state of Alabama of the United States of America. The Alabama Map clearly defines the heterogeneous topography formed by the various rivers of the state.
Major Rivers in Alabama
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Tennessee River – 652 miles (1,049 km)
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Chattahoochee River – 430 miles (690 km)
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Alabama River – 318 miles (512 km
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Coosa River – 280 miles (450 km)
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Tallapoosa River – 265 miles (426 km)
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Tombigbee River – 200 miles (320 km)
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Conecuh River – 198 miles (319 km)
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Elk River – 195 miles (314 km)
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Cahaba River – 194 miles (312 km)
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Black Warrior River – 178 miles (286 km)
List of Rivers in Alabama |
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| S.no. | River Name | Area / Length | Source (Location) | Mouth |
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| 1 | Pickwick Lake | 43,100 acres (174 km2) (Surface area) | Alabama / Mississippi / Tennessee | NA |
| 2 | Tennessee River | NA | NA | NA |
| 3 | Wheeler Lake | 67,100 acres (272 km²) | North Alabama | Wheeler Dam to Guntersville Dam |
| 4 | Guntersville Lake | 75 mi (121 km) | Guntersville Dam | Nickajack Dam |
| 5 | Lewis Smith Lake | 21,000 acres (85 km2), 2,200 feet (670 m) in length | Cullman / Walker / Winston counties, Alabama, US | NA |
| 6 | Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River | 102 miles (164 km) | Cullman County, south of Arab | NA |
| 7 | Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River | 158 miles | Sand Mountain | NA |
| 8 | Weiss Lake | 32,000 acres (13,000 ha)- Surface area | Cherokee County, Alabama / Floyd County, Georgia, US Coosa River, Chattooga River, Little River- Primary inflows |
NA |
| 9 | Logan Martin Lake | 49 miles | Calhoun / St. Clair / Talladega counties, Alabama, US | NA |
| 10 | Black Warrior River | 178 mi (286 km) | Confluence of the Mulberry and Locust forks | Tombigbee River |
| 11 | Cahaba River | 194 mi (312 km) | Jefferson County, Alabama | Alabama River |
| 12 | Tallapoosa River | 265 miles (426 km) | Mountains in Georgia | NA |
| 13 | Coosa River | 280 mi (451 km) | junction of Oostanaula River and Etowah River | Alabama River |
| 14 | West Point Lake | 35 mi (56 km)- Max. length | Troup County, Ga., and Heard County, Ga., and Chambers County, Ala. | NA |
| 15 | Martin Lake | 31.07 miles | Coosa / Elmore / Tallapoosa counties, Alabama, United States | NA |
| 16 | Alabama River | 318 miles (512 km) | Tallapoosa River, Cahaba River, Coosa River | Mobile River |
| 17 | Tombigbee River | 200 miles (320 km) | Town Creek | Mobile River, at Mobile, Alabama |
| 18 | William Bill Danneity Reservoir | 27 square miles (70 km2) and has approximately 500 miles (800 km) of shoreline | Alabama River in Dallas County and Wilcox County | NA |
| 19 | Conecuh River | 258 miles (415 km) | Union Springs | Gulf of Mexico |
| 20 | Pea River | 248 km (154 mi) | Bullock County, Alabama | Choctawhatchee River |
| 21 | Choctawatchee River | 141 miles (227 km) | Barbour County | Choctawhatchee Bay |