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The Cahaba River is the longest substantially free-flowing river in Alabama and is among the most scenic and biologically diverse rivers in the United States. [2] It is a major tributary of the Alabama River and part of the larger Mobile River basin. With headwaters near Birmingham, the Cahaba flows southwest, then at Heiberger turns southeast ...
The Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge is a 3,689.63 acres (15 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in central Alabama, along the Cahaba River downstream from Birmingham, Alabama. The refuge was established on September 25, 2002. Additional purchases were approved that will potentially increase the size of the refuge to 7,300 acres (29.5 ...
Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area. The Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area is an Alabama Wildlife Management Area (WMA) operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in Bibb and Shelby Counties near West Blocton, Alabama. [1] The WMA is most notable for the long stretch of free-flowing Cahaba River within its ...
May 8, 1973. Cahaba, also spelled Cahawba, was the first permanent state capital of Alabama from 1820 to 1825. [2] It was the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama until 1866. Located at the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba rivers, the town endured regular seasonal flooding. The state legislature moved the capital to Tuscaloosa in 1826.
This is a list of rivers of the US state of Alabama. Alabama has over 132,000 [1] miles of rivers and streams with more freshwater biodiversity than any other US state. Alabama's rivers are among the most biologically diverse waterways in the world. 38% of North America's fish species, 43% of its freshwater gill-breathing snails, 51% of its freshwater turtle species, and 60% of its freshwater ...
Helena, Shelby County, Alabama. • coordinates. 33°16′47″N 86°51′22″W / 33.27972°N 86.85611°W / 33.27972; -86.85611. Discharge. • location. Helena. Buck Creek is a 17.3-mile-long (27.8 km) [1] tributary of the Cahaba River that was used to supply water power for manufacturing and industry during the 19th century.
Website. Bankhead National Forest. The William B. Bankhead National Forest is one of Alabama 's four National Forests, covering 181,230 acres (733 km 2). [2] It is home to Alabama's only National Wild and Scenic River, the Sipsey Fork. It is located in northwestern Alabama, around the town of Double Springs.
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge; Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area; Cahaba Basin, is a geologic area of central Alabama; Cahaba, Alabama (or Cahawba), a ghost town in, and the former capital of, Alabama; Cahaba Prison (or Cahawba Prison), a Confederate prison; Cahawba County (see Bibb County, Alabama) Cahaba Heights, Vestavia Hills a ...