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| - The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about six miles above Montgomery. The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about 45 miles (72 km) from Mobile, it unites with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, which discharge into Mobile Bay. The course of the Alabama is very meandering. Its width varies from 50 to 200 yards, and its depth from 3 to 40 feet. Its length as measured by the United States Geological Survey is 312 miles, and by steamboat measurement, 420 miles . The river crosses the richest agricultural and timber districts of the state, and railways connect it with the mineral regions of north central Alabama. After the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, the principal tributary of the Alabama is the Cahaba River, which is about 200 miles long and joins the Alabama River about 10 miles below Selma. The Alabama River's main tributary, the Coosa River, crosses the mineral region of Alabama and is navigable for light-draft boats from Rome, Georgia, to about 117 miles above Wetumpka, and from Wetumpka to its junction with the Tallapoosa. The channel of the river has been considerably improved by the federal government. The navigation of the Tallapoosa River –- which has its source in Paulding County, Georgia, and is about 250 miles long -– is prevented by shoals and a 60-foot (18 m) fall at Tallassee, a few miles north of its junction with the Coosa. The Alabama is navigable throughout the year. The river played an important role in the growth of the economy in the region during the 19th century as a source of transportation of goods. The river is still used for transportation of farming produce; however, it is not as important as it once was due to the construction of roads and railways. The Alabama, Coosa, and Tallapoosa rivers were central to the homeland of the Creek Indians before their removal in the early 19th century. (en)
- El Alabama es un río que se encuentra al sur del estado del mismo nombre en Estados Unidos. Formado por los ríos Coosa y Tallapoosa al noreste de Montgomery, zigzaguea hacia el occidente hasta Selma y después fluye al sur por una distancia de 512 km.Se une más arriba de Mobile con el Tombigbee para formar los ríos Mobile y Tensaw, los cuales desembocan en el Golfo de México. Mobile y Montgomery se convirtieron en grandes ciudades en gran medida debido a su cercanía con esta importante corriente de agua. Alabama, rio (es)
- L'Alabama è un fiume degli Stati Uniti che dà il nome allo stato che attraversa. Formato dall'unione dei fiumi Coosa e Tallapoosa, procede con direzione nord-est sud-ovest e, insieme al fiume Tombigbee contribuisce a formare i fiumi Mobile e Tensaw che, corrono parallelamente sfociando nella baia di Mobile, nel golfo del Messico, 70 km più a sud. (it)
- Der Alabama River ist ein Fluss im US-Bundesstaat Alabama. Er entsteht durch den Zusammenfluss des Coosa River mit dem Tallapoosa River ungefähr sechs Meilen von Montgomery entfernt. Er verläuft westlich bis nach Selma, dann südwestlich, bis er sich etwa 72 km von Mobile entfernt mit dem Tombigbee vereinigt, welche sich dort wieder zum Mobile-River und Tensas-River teilen. Diese laufen parallel nebeneinander, bis sie in der Mobile Bay wieder zusammenfließen. Die Breite des Flusses variiert zwischen 200 und 300 m, seine Tiefe liegt zwischen ein und zwei Metern. Nach Messung der US Geological Survey hat der Fluss eine Länge von 502 km, nach Messungen der Stadt Steamboat gar 676 km. Der Alabama River durchfließt reiche landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche und wird durch Eisenbahnlinien mit der Mineralregion im zentralen Nordalabama verbunden. Siehe auch: Liste der längsten Flüsse der Erde (de)
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