Alabama River

Alabama River
The Alabama River at Montgomery in 2004
The Mobile, Alabama, and Coosa rivers are essentially a single river the name of which changes at the confluences of major tributaries.
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source	Tallapoosa and Coosa Rivers
• location	Wetumpka, Alabama
• coordinates	32°29′10″N 86°16′43″W / 32.4861°N 86.2786°W / 32.4861; -86.2786
• elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Mouth	Mobile River
• location	Mount Vernon, Alabama
• coordinates	31°08′18″N 87°56′24″W / 31.1383°N 87.9401°W / 31.1383; -87.9401
• elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Length	318 miles (512 km)
Basin size	59,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Mobile → Gulf of Mexico

The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about 6 miles (10 km) north of Montgomery, near the town of Wetumpka.^[1]

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.^[1]