The Black Warrior River

The Black Warrior River (HMJ8S)

Location: Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Tuscaloosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 12.856', W 87° 34.238'

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Plied for thousands of years by Indians, then by early explorers and American settlers, this river extends 169 miles from the Sipsey and Mulberry Forks near Birmingham to its confluence with the Tombigbee at Demopolis. It drains 6228 square miles of one of the world's most ancient watersheds and has 130 species of fish and many rare plants and animals. Part of a navigable waterway system, this point is 339 river miles above Mobile. About 5 billion gallons of water flow past here each day. In the past it was designated as two rivers, the "Black Warrior" upstream and the "Warrior" downstream since Federal funds were appropriated on per river basis. In the Choctaw language "Tuscaloosa" means Black Warrior.
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HM NumberHMJ8S
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Year Placed2002
Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 8:12pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 446822 N 3675186
Decimal Degrees33.21426667, -87.57063333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 12.856', W 87° 34.238'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 12' 51.36" N, 87° 34' 14.28" W
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Area Code(s)205
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10982 Tuscaloosa Riverwalk, Tuscaloosa AL 35401, US
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