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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Warrior River watershed | 2 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Black Warrior River watershed
this entity surface form:
Black Warrior River watershed