The Alabama River
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:50 pm
The Alabama river begins just south of the city of Wetumpka, which is a few miles north of Montgomery,
in the central part of the state.
The Tallapoosa river, which originates in Little Tallapoosa Lake, north of Carrollton, Georgia; and the Coosa river,
which originates in Rome, Georgia join to become the Alabama river, which then winds its way all the way down through
the state to just above Mobile, where it joins with the Tombigbee, forming two rivers, the Mobile and Tensaw, which
empty into Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
It is navigable from above where the Coosa and Tallapoosa join, in Wetumpka, where there is a launching ramp
in the city park; and depending on how you measure it, (Geological Survey or Steamboat) it's between 318-420
miles long. The river is navigable all year long.
There are three U.S. Corps of Engineers dams and locks on the river, at mile posts 236, 133, and 72.
There are folks who take the trip in canoes, bass boats, and of course, pontoons (which IMHO would be
the preferred mode...)
We know several folks who have made the trip - usually boating downriver, and trailering home.
http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Portals/4 ... ochure.pdf
The Mrs has suggested we might want to do it.......but since she's still working, it all depends on her vacation time -- I'm ready!!!
in the central part of the state.
The Tallapoosa river, which originates in Little Tallapoosa Lake, north of Carrollton, Georgia; and the Coosa river,
which originates in Rome, Georgia join to become the Alabama river, which then winds its way all the way down through
the state to just above Mobile, where it joins with the Tombigbee, forming two rivers, the Mobile and Tensaw, which
empty into Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
It is navigable from above where the Coosa and Tallapoosa join, in Wetumpka, where there is a launching ramp
in the city park; and depending on how you measure it, (Geological Survey or Steamboat) it's between 318-420
miles long. The river is navigable all year long.
There are three U.S. Corps of Engineers dams and locks on the river, at mile posts 236, 133, and 72.
There are folks who take the trip in canoes, bass boats, and of course, pontoons (which IMHO would be
the preferred mode...)
We know several folks who have made the trip - usually boating downriver, and trailering home.
http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Portals/4 ... ochure.pdf
The Mrs has suggested we might want to do it.......but since she's still working, it all depends on her vacation time -- I'm ready!!!