Cahaba River

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river

The Cahaba River is a biologically rich, free-flowing river in central Alabama known for its high biodiversity and scenic natural habitats.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cahaba River canonical	19
Cahaba River watershed	5
Cahaba River basin	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
characteristic	biologically rich ⓘ free-flowing ⓘ
conservationStatus	significant conservation priority in Alabama ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drainageBasin	Gulf of Mexico watershed ⓘ
flowsThrough	Bibb County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson County, Alabama ⓘ Shelby County, Alabama ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	freshwater river ecosystem ⓘ
hasFauna	aquatic insects ⓘ diverse freshwater mussel species ⓘ diverse freshwater snail species ⓘ numerous fish species ⓘ
hasFlora	Cahaba lily ⓘ surface form: Cahaba lily (Hymenocallis coronaria)
hasHabitatType	forested floodplain ⓘ riparian habitat ⓘ sand and gravel shoals ⓘ
hasOrganizationFocusedOnIt	Cahaba River Society ⓘ Cahaba River Society ⓘ surface form: Cahaba Riverkeeper
hasProtectedArea	Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
importance	important drinking water source for Birmingham metropolitan area ⓘ one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the United States ⓘ
knownFor	Cahaba lily blooms ⓘ aquatic biodiversity ⓘ endemic freshwater species ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ scenic natural habitats ⓘ
length	approximately 194 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Alabama ⓘ Cahaba River valley ⓘ surface form: Cahaba River Basin Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ surface form: Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge area Central Alabama ⓘ surface form: central Alabama
mouthLocatedIn	Alabama River ⓘ
nearbyCity	Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ surface form: Birmingham, Alabama
nearbyProtectedArea	Talladega National Forest ⓘ surface form: Talladega National Forest (vicinity)
partOf	Mobile River drainage basin ⓘ surface form: Mobile River Basin
sourceLocatedIn	St. Clair County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
threatenedBy	sedimentation ⓘ urban development ⓘ water pollution ⓘ
tributaryOf	Alabama River ⓘ
usedFor	canoeing ⓘ fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ
waterBodyType	free-flowing tributary ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hoover, Alabama → hasRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ

Shelby County, Alabama → traversedBy → Cahaba River ⓘ

Trussville, Alabama → hasRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ

Bibb County, Alabama → traversedBy → Cahaba River ⓘ

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (part) → locatedOnRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ

subject surface form: Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge

Central Alabama → containsFeature → Cahaba River ⓘ

Lake Purdy, Alabama → partOf → Cahaba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cahaba River watershed

Hoover → hasRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge → river → Cahaba River ⓘ

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge → waterBody → Cahaba River ⓘ

Alabama River → majorTributary → Cahaba River ⓘ

Little Cahaba River → partOf → Cahaba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cahaba River watershed

Little Cahaba River → tributaryOf → Cahaba River ⓘ

Little Cahaba River → drainageBasin → Cahaba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cahaba River basin

Cahaba River valley → drainedBy → Cahaba River ⓘ

Cahaba River valley → locatedIn → Cahaba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cahaba River watershed

Cahaba → locatedOn → Cahaba River ⓘ

Cahaba → namedAfter → Cahaba River ⓘ

Buck Creek → tributaryOf → Cahaba River ⓘ

subject surface form: Buck Creek (Alabama)

Buck Creek → partOf → Cahaba River ⓘ

subject surface form: Buck Creek (Alabama)

this entity surface form: Cahaba River watershed

Buck Creek → flowsInto → Cahaba River ⓘ

subject surface form: Buck Creek (Alabama)

Centreville, Alabama → locatedOnRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ

Cahaba lily → distribution → Cahaba River ⓘ

Marion, Alabama → nearestMajorRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ

Birmingham Water Works Board system → waterSource → Cahaba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cahaba River watershed