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Sipsey River

Sipsey River
Sipsey Wilderness 2016 6.jpg
Sipsey River in the 2016 drought
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates33°54′52″N 87°41′14″W / 33.91454°N 87.68724°W
Mouth 
 • coordinates
33°00′14″N 88°10′19″W / 33.00401°N 88.17197°W
Length145 mi (233 km)
Basin size789 sq mi (2,044 km2)[1]
Discharge 
 • average810 cu ft/s (23 m3/s)[1]

The Sipsey River is a 145-mile-long (233 km)[2] swampy low-lying river in west central Alabama. The Sipsey is surrounded by wetland habitat. It originates near Glen Allen, and discharges into the Tombigbee River near Vienna.[3] The river belongs to the Southeastern Coastal Plain and features an eastern deciduous forest terrestrial biome.[1]

See also

  • List of rivers of Alabama

References

  1. ^ a b c Ward, G.M.; P. Harris; A.K. Ward (2005). "Gulf Coast Rivers of the Southeastern United States". In A.C. Benke; C.E. Cushing (eds.). Rivers of North America. Academic Press. pp. 125–178. ISBN 978-0-12-088253-3. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 23, 2011.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sipsey River



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