Black Warrior River
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The Black Warrior River is a major waterway in west-central Alabama that flows through cities like Tuscaloosa and serves as an important resource for transportation, industry, and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Warrior River canonical | 24 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| confluenceLocation | near Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dischargesInto |
Tombigbee River
ⓘ
surface form:
Tombigbee River at Demopolis
|
| drainageBasinArea |
approximately 15,500 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 6,000 square miles ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
supports coal industry
ⓘ
supports manufacturing ⓘ supports power generation ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham metropolitan area
Demopolis ⓘ Tuscaloosa, Alabama ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscaloosa
|
| formedByConfluenceOf |
Locust Fork
ⓘ
Mulberry Fork ⓘ |
| hasLockAndDam |
Holt Lock and Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Bankhead Lock and Dam
Holt Lock and Dam ⓘ Oliver Lock and Dam ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Bankhead Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Tuscaloosa ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 178 miles
ⓘ
approximately 286 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alabama ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Greene County
ⓘ
Hale County ⓘ Jefferson County ⓘ Tuscaloosa County NERFINISHED ⓘ Walker County ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | west-central Alabama ⓘ |
| majorTributaryOf | Tombigbee River ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| mouth | Tombigbee River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Black Warrior Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationChannelDepth |
approximately 2.7 meters
ⓘ
approximately 9 feet ⓘ |
| partOf | Mobile River drainage basin ⓘ |
| passesNear | University of Alabama ⓘ |
| recreationalActivities |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Tombigbee River
ⓘ
surface form:
Tombigbee River system
|
| sourceRegion |
Appalachian Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian Highlands of Alabama
|
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| uses |
commercial transportation
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Walker County, Alabama
subject surface form:
Riverwalk (Tuscaloosa)