Mobile River
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The Mobile River is a major waterway in southwestern Alabama that flows into Mobile Bay and serves as an important channel for commerce and transportation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mobile River canonical | 21 |
| Mobile River system | 3 |
| Mobile River Basin | 1 |
| Mobile River basin | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | City of Mobile ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| confluenceLocation | north of Mobile, Alabama ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Alabama River
ⓘ
Mobile Bay ⓘ Tombigbee River ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Interstate 165
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 90 ⓘ U.S. Route 98 ⓘ |
| drainageArea |
over 110000 square kilometers
ⓘ
over 44000 square miles ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Mobile River drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Mobile River Basin
|
| economicImportance | major shipping route for inland waterways of the southeastern United States ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Coastal Plain ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
industrial pollution
ⓘ
wetland loss ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| formedByConfluenceOf |
Alabama River
ⓘ
Tombigbee River ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge ⓘ |
| hasEstuary | Mobile Bay estuary ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Chickasaw Creek
ⓘ
Three Mile Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
trade route during colonial period
ⓘ
transportation corridor for Native American peoples ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 45 miles
ⓘ
approximately 72 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baldwin County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mobile County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Alabama ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRiver | Mobile, Alabama ⓘ |
| mouth | Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| navigable | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf of Mexico watershed
ⓘ
Mobile Bay watershed ⓘ |
| portOnRiver | Port of Mobile ⓘ |
| region |
Gulf Coast of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast
|
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| supports |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| terminusNear | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| usedFor |
barge traffic
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ shipping ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | navigable inland waterway ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem |
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway system
|
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mobile River basin
this entity surface form:
Mobile River system
this entity surface form:
Mobile River Basin
subject surface form:
Washington County, Alabama
this entity surface form:
Mobile River system
this entity surface form:
Mobile River system