Sipsey River

Sipsey River
Sipsey River
	Sipsey River in the 2016 drought
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	33°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
Length	145 mi (233 km)
Basin size	789 sq mi (2,044 km2)
Discharge
• average	810 cu ft/s (23 m3/s)

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]

References

^ ^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.
^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 23, 2011.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sipsey River

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[GCR-1] 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.

[NHD-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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Authority control databases
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National	United States Israel

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