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Rivers Of Alabama
This is a list of rivers of the US state of Alabama. Alabama has over 132,000 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 mussel species are native to Alabama's rivers. By drainage basin All rivers in Alabama eventually flow into the Gulf of Mexico. This list arranges rivers into drainage basin, which are ordered by the location of the mouth of the main stem from east to west. Tributaries are ordered from mouth to source (subject to being within the borders of Alabama). Gulf Coast (east) *''Apalachicola River (FL)'' **Chattahoochee River *** Cedar Creek *** Omusee Creek *** Abbie Creek **** Sandy Creek *** Cheneyhatchee Creek *** Barbour Creek *** Chewalla Creek *** Cowikee Creek **** North Fork Cowikee Creek * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the Runoff (hydrology), runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their Bank (geography), banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sedime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Fork Cowikee Creek
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is sometimes abbreviated as S. Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pea River
The Pea River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 15, 2011 tributary of the Choctawhatchee River near Geneva, Alabama, United States. It is a popular destination for those with canoes and other small boats, as well as fishermen seeking bass, sunfish, or mullet. Course The Pea River begins near Midway, in Bullock County, Alabama, then flows southerly through Elba, where there is a dam, and then south through Ino, Samson, and on to Geneva, where it joins the Choctawhatchee. The river flooded Elba in 1929 and in the 1990s, and joined the Choctawhatchee in flooding Geneva on those same occasions. Although the Pea River begins and ends in Alabama, it makes a short dip into Florida right before it joins the Choctawhatchee at Geneva, Alabama. The Pea River is navigable by boat to Elba, and beyond, although at low water the most common powerboats are 14 to 16 feet, and powered by outboards. Etymology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrights Creek (Choctawhatchee River Tributary)
Wrights Creek may refer to: * Wrights Creek, New South Wales, a locality in the City of Hawkesbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia * Wrights Creek, Queensland, a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia See also * Wright Creek (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmes Creek (Florida)
Holmes Creek is a tributary of the Choctawhatchee River in the Florida panhandle. The lower half of the stream is fed by many springs, is designated as a paddling trail, and is home to an unusual diversity of freshwater snails. Name The stream was labeled ''Weekaywehatchee'' on a 1778 map, from Muscogee ''wekiwa'' ("spring") and ''hatchee'' ("river"). The area was known as "Holmes Valley" by 1818 during the First Seminole War, when a party sent from Andrew Jackson's invading force raided the "Uchee and Holmes old fields" near the Choctawhatchee River and killed a red-stick Muscogee leader known to whites as "Holmes". Holmes County, Florida was named for the river when it was established in 1848. There is no documentary evidence for the claim that the stream is named for a man who settled in the area in the 1830s. Course Holmes Creek rises in southern Alabama, north of the border with Florida and north of Graceville, Florida. It flows in a southwest direction through Florida, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choctawhatchee River
The Choctawhatchee River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed 15 April 2011 river in the southern United States, flowing through southeast Alabama and the Panhandle of Florida before emptying into Choctawhatchee Bay in Okaloosa County, Florida, Okaloosa and Walton County, Florida, Walton counties. The river, the bay and their adjacent watersheds collectively drain . Overview The Choctawhatchee originates as two separate forks (East Fork and West Fork) in Barbour County, Alabama; the East Fork flows through Henry County, Alabama, Henry County and joins the West Fork in eastern Dale County, Alabama, Dale County about four miles (6 km) above Newton, Alabama, Newton. The unified river then flows southwest through Dale and Geneva County, Alabama, Geneva counties into Florida, collecting tributary, tributaries along the way: the Little Choctawhatchee River in Dale County, and the Pea River near Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillabahatchee Creek
Hillabahatchee Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River. Hillabahatchee ("Hillabee Creek") derives its name from the Hillabee Hillabee was an important Muscogee (Creek) town in east central Alabama before the Indian Removals of the 1830s. Hillabee was the center of a cluster of towns and villages, known as the Hillabee complex or, simply, Hillabee. The people living in ... people. References Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state) Rivers of Heard County, Georgia Rivers of Alabama Rivers of Randolph County, Alabama Georgia (U.S. state) placenames of Native American origin Alabama placenames of Native American origin {{GeorgiaUS-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wehadkee Creek
Wehadkee Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River. ''Wehadkee'' is a name derived from the Creek language The Muscogee language (also Muskogee , ), previously referred to by its exonym, Creek, is spoken by Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole people, primarily in the US states of Oklahoma and Florida. Muscogee was historically spoken by various constitu ... meaning "white water creek". A variant name is "Hoithle Tigua Creek". See also * McCosh Grist Mill References Rivers of Alabama Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state) Rivers of Chambers County, Alabama Rivers of Randolph County, Alabama Rivers of Troup County, Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) placenames of Native American origin Alabama placenames of Native American origin {{GeorgiaUS-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
