Alabama River
, 315 mi/507 km long,
central Ala.; formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa
rivers N of Montgomery; flows SW to Mobile, where it joins the
Tombigbee R. to form the Mobile R.; drains
c.22,600 sq mi/58,534 sq km. In
the 1800s the river played an important role in the development of the
region's economy as a transporter of goods. It remains an important
transportation route of farm prods., lumber, and mfg. goods. The Cahaba
R., its chief tributary, is the source of water for Birmingham.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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