Cahaba River

Cahaba River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJefferson County, Alabama
 • coordinates33°41′15″N 86°36′0″W / 33.68750°N 86.60000°W / 33.68750; -86.60000[1]
MouthAlabama River
 • location
Dallas County, Alabama
 • coordinates
32°19′9″N 87°05′41″W / 32.31917°N 87.09472°W / 32.31917; -87.09472[1]
Length194 mi (312 km)
Basin size1,870 sq mi (4,800 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionAlabamaMobileGulf of Mexico
Tributaries 
 • left(numerous)
 • right(numerous)

The Cahaba River is the longest substantially free-flowing river in Alabama and is among the most scenic and biologically diverse rivers in the United States.[2] It is a major tributary of the Alabama River and part of the larger Mobile River basin. With headwaters near Birmingham, the Cahaba flows southwest, then at Heiberger turns southeast and joins the Alabama River at the ghost town and former Alabama capital of Cahaba in Dallas County. Entirely within central Alabama, the Cahaba River is 194 miles (312 km) long[3] and drains an area of 1,870 square miles (4,800 km2). The name Cahaba is derived from the Choctaw words oka meaning "water" and aba meaning "above"[4]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cahaba River
  2. ^ Pierson, J. M., W. M. Howell, R. A. Stiles, M. F. Mettee, P. E. O'Neil, R. D. Suttkus, and J. S. Ramsey. 1989. "Fishes of the Cahaba River system in Alabama". Geological Survey of Alabama, Bulletin 134.Closed access icon
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 27, 2011
  4. ^ Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X.

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