Black Warrior River system

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The Black Warrior River system is a major river network in west-central Alabama that drains a large portion of the state and supports significant ecological, recreational, and industrial activities.

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Surface form Occurrences
Black Warrior River watershed 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river network
river system
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasinArea approximately 6,300 square miles
drains west-central Alabama
ecoregion Southeastern United States freshwater ecoregions
flowsInto Tombigbee River NERFINISHED
hasBiodiversity aquatic snails
freshwater fishes
freshwater mussels
hasLockAndDam Bankhead Lock and Dam NERFINISHED
Holt Lock and Dam NERFINISHED
Oliver Lock and Dam NERFINISHED
Warrior Lock and Dam NERFINISHED
hasMainStem Black Warrior River NERFINISHED
hasTributary Bankhead Lake NERFINISHED
Holt Lake NERFINISHED
Locust Fork NERFINISHED
Mulberry Fork NERFINISHED
North River NERFINISHED
Sipsey Fork NERFINISHED
Warrior Lake NERFINISHED
hasWatershedOrganization Black Warrior Riverkeeper NERFINISHED
importantFor drinking water supply for Birmingham metropolitan area
regional economy of west-central Alabama
locatedIn Alabama
locatedInRegion west-central Alabama
majorRiverIn Alabama NERFINISHED
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Black Warrior Riverkeeper NERFINISHED
partOf Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway NERFINISHED
passesNear Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED
passesThrough Tuscaloosa, Alabama NERFINISHED
riverMouthLocation Demopolis, Alabama NERFINISHED
supportsActivity boating
fishing
swimming
wildlife observation
threatenedBy coal mining
industrial pollution
sedimentation
urban runoff
tributaryOf Tombigbee River NERFINISHED
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply
navigation
recreation

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Lewis Smith Lake partOfRiverSystem Black Warrior River system
Locust Fork, Alabama locatedNear Black Warrior River system
this entity surface form: Black Warrior River watershed
Cahaba lily distribution Black Warrior River system
Birmingham Water Works Board system waterSource Black Warrior River system
this entity surface form: Black Warrior River watershed