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 Encyclopedia: Black Warrior River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is impounded along nearly its entire course in a chain of narrow reservoirs for hydroelectricity, drinking water, and as an aid to navigation.
The river is formed approximately 25 mi (40 km) west of Birmingham by the confluence of the Mulberry and Locust forks, which join as arms of Lake Bankhead, a narrow reservoir on the upper river formed by the Bankhead Lock and Dam.
It flows westward past downtown Tuscaloosa, the largest city on the river, then flows generally south in a highly meandering course, joining the Tombigbee from the northeast at Demopolis.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Black-Warrior-River   (539 words)

  
 Black Warrior River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 2004
The Black Warrior flows westward past downtown Tuscaloosa, the largest city on the river, then flows generally south in a highly meandering course, joining the Tombigbee from the northeast at Demopolis.
The river is navigable along its entire course, forming part of the extended system of waterways that link Mobile Bay to Birmingham.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_Warrior_River   (307 words)

  
 Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Black Warrior Riverkeeper was founded in November, 2001, by Roger Conville and David Whiteside.
The Black Warrior is a silent giant in Alabama's economy, our river has served as a primary shipping route for the export of coal and cotton to Mobile Bay.
Black Warrior Riverkeeper is devoted to filling this gap by using the citizen enforcement provisions provided by federal law to bring polluters to justice.
www.blackwarriorriver.org /intro.htm   (693 words)

  
 Tuscaloosa, Alabama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On the Black Warrior River, it is the seat of Tuscaloosa County
The city occupies a unique location at the fall line of the Black Warrior River on the boundary between the Appalachian Highland and the Gulf Coastal Plain approximately 311 km (120 mi.) upriver from the river's confluence with the Tombigbee River in Demopolis.
The area at the fall line of what would be later known as the Black Warrior River had long been well known to the various Indian tribes whose shifting fortunes brought them to West Alabama.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tuscaloosa,_Alabama   (1323 words)

  
 Search Results for "(colReference) warrior"
...Black Warrior, river, United States, navigable river, 178 mi (286 km) long, rising in N central Ala.
...Black Warrior River, navigable river, 178 mi/286 km long; rises in N central Ala.; flows generally SW to join the Tombigbee R. at Demopolis....
...is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity, cause, or conflict: neighborhood warriors fighting against developers.
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 Black Warrior River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In its lower reaches it flows across the forests of the (A plain adjacent to a coast) coastal plain.
It flows westward past downtown Tuscaloosa, the largest city on the river, then flows generally south is a highly (A curve in a stream) meandering course, joining the Tombigbee from the northeast at (Click link for more info and facts about Demopolis) Demopolis.
The river is a navigable along its entire course, forming part of the extended system of waterways that (A bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River) Mobile Bay to Birmingham.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bl/black_warrior_river.htm   (232 words)

  
 Black Warrior Physical Description
The Rivers principal forks, the Sipsey, Mulberry, and Locust, begin in North Alabama and converge to form the Black Warrior to the west of Birmingham at the Jefferson County, Walker County line.
The Upper Black Warrior Watershed above the fall line flows through sandstones, shales, and limestones of the Cumberland Plateau and streambeds are characterized by a moderate to steep gradient and by rocky shoals and riffles.
Below the Fall Line the Lower Black Warrior Watershed flows through the sediments of the upper Coastal Plain and is characterized by low, generally rolling hills with elevations between 150 and 300 feet.
www.riversofalabama.org /Black%20Warrior/BW_Physical_Description.htm   (641 words)

  
 Black Warrior Economy & Land Use
River drains the Warrior Coal Basin, an approximately 4,000 square mile expanse of coal reserves.
River Commerce, though not as vital as it was to the early development of the region, is still a major player in the economy of the region.
In the 1960’s the river averaged 5,688,120 tons of commerce annually down the Black Warrior.
www.riversofalabama.org /Black%20Warrior/BW_Economy_&_Land_Use.htm   (261 words)

  
 FINAL RULE: ELEVEN MOBILE RIVER MUSSELS, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is historically known from Lubbub Creek, Buttahatchee, Sipsey and East Fork Tombigbee Rivers in the Tombigbee River drainage; Brushy Creek, Mulberry and Sipsey Forks in the Black Warrior River drainage; the Alabama River; and the Little Cahaba River in the Cahaba River drainage.
The species occurs in the Luxapalila Creek, Buttahatchee and Sipsey Rivers in the Tombigbee River drainage; the headwaters of the Sipsey Fork (Brushy Creek) in the Black Warrior River drainage; and the Conasuaga River.
1986, Hartfield 1991); and in the Conasauga River in the Coosa drainage (Pierson 1991).
www.fws.gov /endangered/r/fr93495.html   (9189 words)

  
 Warrior, Alabama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Warrior is a city located in Jefferson County Alabama.
Warrior is located at 33°48'48.985" North 86°48'41.238" (33.813607 -86.811455).
The racial makeup of the city 83.21% White 15.40% Black or African American 0.41% Native American 0.16% Asian 0.00% Pacific Islander 0.03% from other races and 0.79% from two or more 0.32% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
www.freeglossary.com /Warrior,_Alabama   (597 words)

  
 alarticles
A good tactic is to fish from river buoy to buoy as you work your way up or down the river.
River ledges and drop-offs, all account for some huge schools of fish, that congregate in these more comfortable surroundings, all throughout the summer months.
Like fishing the Little Warrior River, this upper lake section offers weeds, wood cover, rock bluffs, piers and boat houses, and plenty of scattered logjams, for the summertime angler to investigate.
www.fishin.com /reports/al/alarticles/alblank.htm   (2108 words)

  
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In a separate incident occurring on the Black Warrior River on the night of December 2, a loaded barge owned by petitioner Parker Towing Company, which was moored above the Holt Lock, broke loose and drifted into the spillway gates of the Holt Dam.
Each petitioner alleged that, during the rainstorm on December 2 and 3, 1983, the Corp of Engineers had negligently operated the lock and dam facilities on the Black Warrior River, and that this mishandling proximately caused the damages incurred, namely, the sunken and fractured barges and the severed pipelines.
The district court concluded that the Corps of Engineers' negligent operation of lock and dam facilities on the Black Warrior River was the proximate cause of the damages incurred by petitioners.
www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1989/sg890472.txt   (2294 words)

  
 Definition of Tuscaloosa, Alabama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is located in the west central part of the state, on the Black Warrior River.
The city is on the Black Warrior River approximately 311 km (120 mi.) upriver from its confluence with the Tombigbee River in Demopolis.
The city occupies a unique location at the fall line of the Black Warrior on the boundry between the Appalachian Highland and the Gulf Coastal Plain.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Tuscaloosa%2C_Alabama   (1245 words)

  
 Warrior on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Le Rainbow Warrior 2 sur la Seine près de la raffinerie du groupe pétrolier américain Exxon-Mobil dans le Port-Jérome de Not.
The sacrificial alter of Chacmul, the warrior god, and a jaguar statue inside the pyramid of Chichan Itza.
USB-based Land Warrior Not your ordinary computer, the Land Warrior is a body-worn system that uses USB as its ".
www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-W1arrior.asp   (512 words)

  
 Black Warrior on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Black Warrior still hunting buyer.(Black Warrior Wireline Corporation contract Centre Partners Management.
A junior moran (warrior) Keliani wearing the Olemasari feathered plume made of sun-dried bird skins.
Young warrior from the Wagogo tribe at a cicumcision ceremony.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/BlackW1arR1iv.asp   (441 words)

  
 Alabama Whitewater Paddling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Located approximately nine miles east of Fort Payne in northeast Alabama, the Little River Canyon is an impressive cleft in the sandstone - granite countryside with a sparkling clear stream running th...
Mulberry Fork is a typical river for the region.
A standout river in the northwest, the Sipsey is the epitome of wilderness paddling in the state with a fun Class I rapid around large boulders.
www.trails.com /index/Whitewater-Paddling/Alabama   (701 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Black Warrior, river, United States, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Black Warrior, river, United States, U.S. Physical Geography
Black Warrior, navigable river, 178 mi (286 km) long, rising in N central Ala.
The Black Warrior drains a coal- and cotton-producing area, but these industries have declined, specifically in Birmingham, Ala.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/BlackWarRiv.html   (163 words)

  
 Black Warrior Bridge
The 203 foot bridge span pictured above is one of three spans built in 1882 that crossed the Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
It is spanning North River in the most northern part of Tuscaloosa County on an old county road that is now obsolete.
Additional information on the Black Warrior Bridge in Northport can be obtained from Ken Willis, who is leading the efforts to restore the bridge.
www.kingbridgeco.com /1882_black_warrior_river_bridge.htm   (435 words)

  
 Black Warrior River - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Black Warrior River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The river's name is a translation of ‘Tuscaloosa’.
The Tombigbee's main tributary, the Black Warrior River provides water access to the Birmingham industrial area through its system of locks and dam-created lakes.
At its northwestern headwaters the Lewis Smith Dam, northeast of Jasper, impounds the Sipsey and East forks, creating Lewis Smith Lake (area 86 sq km/33 sq mi), in the Bankhead National Forest.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Black+Warrior+River   (156 words)

  
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The ovate clubshell was historically distributed in the Tombigbee, Black Warrior, Alabama, Cahaba, and Coosa Rivers and their tributaries in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee; and in Chewacla, Uphapee and Opintlocco Creeks in the Tallapoosa River drainage, Alabama.
With the exception of the dark pigtoe, which is believed to be naturally restricted to streams and rivers in the Black Warrior drainage, these mussel species were once widespread in the Basin, found in a continuum of small streams to large rivers in 2 or more major drainages.
Free-flowing river segments and their tributaries peripheral to the known historic range of the 11 mussels, and without any records of the species also cannot be considered to be essential to the conservation of these species (e.g., Mobile/Tensas River, lower Tombigbee River, etc.) and so were not considered further.
southeast.fws.gov /hotissues/mussels/proposed_rule.html   (8268 words)

  
 A GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY OF THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER, ALABAMA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Black Warrior River is one of the largest basins in the Mobile/Alabama River System (MARS).
This study was initiated to determine the influence of anthropogenic activities on water quality in the Black Warrior River.
On three occasions from 1997 to 1999 samples were collected at ten locations throughout the Black Warrior basin and two on the Tombigbee River.
gsa.confex.com /gsa/2002NC/finalprogram/abstract_32003.htm   (445 words)

  
 Dark Hunter by Ranger Liz
The river near the town was prone to flooding during spring time storms, but the small group had tried to ford it when the town killed two of the warrior escorts.
The warriors were carefully trying to prevent the woman from plunging into the bottomless lake that they had used to break her fever.
The old warriors were never going to awaken: each one had had their throats slashed by the things that had appeared out of the air.
www.ausxip.com /fanfiction/rangerliz/darkhunter.htm   (12940 words)

  
 artnet.com Magazine Reviews - Black Warrior Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Images of the Black Warrior, a turtle, roosters, doves, a strange figure made from the form of a hand -- all of these recur in paintings by Samuel Mockbee, which are currently on view alongside drawings, photographs and models for his architectural projects at Max Protetch Gallery in West Chelsea.
The Black Warrior River region suffers from the worst of this deprivation; most residents have never had running water.
Despite the privation of this isolated rural region (or perhaps because of it), the local people have a quite justified sense of pride in their folklore, culture and sense of place.
www.artnet.com /magazine/REVIEWS/walen/walen9-28-00.asp   (572 words)

  
 Warrior & Gulf Navigation Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Warrior and Gulf operates a fleet of over 260 open and covered barges.
Operating primarily on the Black Warrior, Tombigbee System, Tenn-Tom Waterway and Intracoastal waterways, Warrior and Gulf has the additional ability to interline with other carriers, opening virtually all of the navigable waterways of the United States to our shippers'.
As a Transtar company, Warrior and Gulf has the resources to meet the demands of changing markets with a commitment to fleet expansions and the development of auxiliary support facilities.
www.tstarinc.com /wgn   (146 words)

  
 Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Warrior-Tombigbee stretches from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to its deepwater terminus at the Port of Mobile.
From the coal-rich Warrior Basin, the Black Warrior River flows west and south 165 river miles to its juncture with the Tombigbee River at
Their goal was to modernize the river system and make it a vital resource once more.
mts.tamug.tamu.edu /War_Tom_River/warriortom.html   (1149 words)

  
 A History of Warrior Run Borough
Fishing was not done regularly, but in the spring, when the shad ran up the river to spawn, every family in the township had at least one of its members down at the river.
According to a popular story in Warrior Run, the inside of the fence was strung with fish hooks to catch the youngster attempting to scale the fence to steal fruit.
The streets of Warrior Run were policed to the extent that people were afraid to leave their homes.
www.rootsweb.com /~paluzern/patk/WR1.htm   (15057 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT THE LOWER BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM...
BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT THE LOWER HOLT LOCK AND DAM...
BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT THE LOWER SELDEN LOCK AND DAM...
www.srh.noaa.gov /data/warn_archive/BMX/FLS/0206_105401.txt   (283 words)

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