The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west-central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles (286 km) to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary.[1] The river is named after the Mississippian paramount chief Tuskaloosa, whose name was Muskogean for 'Black Warrior'. The Black Warrior is impounded along nearly its entire course by a series of locks and dams to form a chain of reservoirs that not only provide a path for an inland waterway, but also yield hydroelectric power, drinking water, and industrial water.[1]
The river flows through the Black Warrior Basin, a region historically important for the extraction of coal and methane. The cities of Tuscaloosa and Northport grew at the historical head of navigation at the fall line between the Appalachian Highlands (specifically, the Cumberland Plateau) and the Gulf Coastal Plain. Birmingham, though not directly on the river, became a manufacturing hub and one of the largest cities in the South partly through the use of the Black Warrior River for the transportation of goods. Birmingham grew up around a major junction of north-south and east-west railroads, just as Atlanta, Georgia did.
Overall, the watershed of the Black Warrior has an area of 6,275 square miles (16,250 km2).
The BlackWarriorRiver is a waterway in west-central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian...
The Sipsey Fork of the BlackWarriorRiver is a 71-mile-long (114 km) river located in the U.S. state of Alabama, and is formed by the junction of Thompson...
Mulberry Fork is a tributary of the BlackWarriorRiver, 102 miles (164 km) long, in the U.S. state of Alabama. The Mulberry Fork is one of three forks...
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Mulberry Fork River can refer to: Mulberry Fork of the BlackWarriorRiver in Alabama in the United States Mulberry Fork (Loop Creek), a tributary of Loop...
a reservoir in north Alabama. Located on the Sipsey Fork of the BlackWarriorRiver, it covers over 21,000 acres (85 km2) in Cullman, Walker, and Winston...
list of bridges and other crossings of the BlackWarriorRiver from its confluence at the Tombigbee River near Demopolis upstream to its source at the...
The BlackWarrior Basin is a geologic sedimentary basin of western Alabama and northern Mississippi in the United States. It is named for the Black Warrior...
the BlackWarriorRiver, flowing through the Sipsey Wilderness The Sipsey River and swamp near Tuscaloosa, unrelated to the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior...
to the Mobile River system, where it can be found in small clear rivers of drainage areas of the Alabama, Coosa and BlackWarriorrivers in particular...
occupied a new 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m2) facility overlooking the BlackWarriorRiver. The Tuscaloosa News has received two Pulitzer Prizes. The first...
Woolsey Finnell Bridge is a four-lane, girder bridge spanning the BlackWarriorRiver along U.S. Route 82 (McFarland Boulevard) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama...
Little WarriorRiver is a 7-mile-long (11 km) river in Blount County, Alabama. It is a tributary of the Locust Fork of the BlackWarriorRiver. The Little...
tornado. East of Cordova, the tornado crossed the Mulberry Fork of the BlackWarriorRiver three times (along with the Sipsey Fork once, just north of its confluence...
Locust Fork may refer to: Locust Fork, Alabama Locust Fork of the BlackWarriorRiver Locust Fork (band) This disambiguation page lists articles about...
Alabama is relatively a flat region with fertile black soil called the Black Belt. The BlackWarriorRiver and its tributaries contribute to the fertile...
Duck River (Alabama), a tributary of the Mulberry Fork of the BlackWarriorRiver Duck River (Connecticut), a tidal river in Old Lyme Duck River (Michigan)...
in America; Little River Canyon, near Fort Payne, one of the nation's longest mountaintop rivers; Rickwood Caverns, near Warrior, which has an underground...
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