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 Encyclopedia: Alabama River
The course of the Alabama is tortuous; its width varies from 200 to 300 yds., its depth from 3 to 7 ft.; its length by the United States Survey is 312 m., by steamboat measurement, 420 m.
Of the rivers which form the Alabama, the Coosa crosses the mineral region of Alabama, and is navigable for light-draft boats from Rome, Georgia (where it is formed by the junction of the Oostenaula and Etowah rivers), to about 117 m.
The Cahaba River is the longest free-flowing river in Alabama and is among the most scenic and biologically diverse rivers in the United States.
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 AllRefer.com - Alabama, river, United States, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Alabama, river, 315 mi (507 km) long, formed in central Ala.
In the 1800s the river played an important role in the development of the region's economy as a transporter of goods.
The Cahaba River, its chief tributary, is the source of water for Birmingham, Ala.
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 ALABAMA RIVER - Online Information article about ALABAMA RIVER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
RIVER, a river of Alabama, U.S.A., formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa See also:
Of the rivers which form the Alabama, the Coosa crosses the mineral region of Alabama, and is navigable for See also:
The Mobile river is navigable for vessels of about 14 ft. draft.
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 Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery --  Encyclopædia Britannica
capital of the state of Alabama, U.S., and seat (1822) of Montgomery county, located in the central part of the state.
The city lies near the point where the Alabama River is formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers.
The capital of Alabama and seat of Montgomery County, Montgomery is known as the Cradle of the Confederacy.
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 Alabama, river, United States
United States Announces Intent to Lodge Settlement for Comprehensive Study of PCB Contamination in Anniston, Alabama.
Alabama Power Company Wins Keep America Beautiful Award For Renew the Coosa River Cleanup.
Abitibi-Consolidated and Parsons and Whittemore resolve legal and partnership issues at Alabama River Newsprint.
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