The Conecuh River (upper portion) and Escambia River (lower portion) are a single river in the southern

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, which flows from

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through

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into the

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. The Conecuh River rises near

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and flows in a general southwesterly direction into

near the town of

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. The Conecuh is dammed at two points in Covington County: at the Gantt Dam (6.57 miles north of

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) and at the Point A Dam (4.23 miles northwest of Andalusia, inside the town limits of River Falls). The river's name changes from the Conecuh to the Escambia at the junction of Escambia Creek, downstream from the

-Alabama line. After this point, the Escambia River flows south to

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, an arm of

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. The river is dredged in the lower course.

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`* Rivers of Florida Rivers of Alabama Bodies of water of Escambia County, Florida Bodies of water of Escambia County, Alabama Bodies of water of Bullock County, Alabama Alabama placenames of Native American origin {{Alabama-river-stub

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