Map provided by: Donn Rodekohr, Auburn University, Department of Agronomy and Soils
Mission Statement: To protect, improve and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Tallapoosa River Basin to meet and exceed the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act goals through a basin-wide public/private partnership to include education/outreach, technical assistance, and resource allocation. Watershed at a Glance
Drains 4,675 square miles of land area, 4,025 square miles (85%) of which is in Alabama
The headwaters of the Tallapoosa and Little Tallapoosa rivers begin in the Georgia counties of Paulding and Carrol, entering Alabama in Randolph County.
Drains portions of 12 Alabama counties and 4 in Georgia
The Tallapoosa River is 258 miles long; 214 miles of it flows from the Alabama-Georgia state line to its confluence with the Coosa River, forming the Alabama River north of Montgomery
One of ten river systems in Alabama that drains to the Mobile River and then into the Gulf of Mexico
Major impoundments (all supporting Alabama Power Company hydroelectric operations): R. L. Harris (Lake Wedowee), Martin, Yates, and Thurlow (Lake Talisi)
Major Land Uses: forestry, agriculture/pasture, urban
The ACWP is teaming up with Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education (St. Paul, MN), Discovering Alabama (Dr. Doug Phillips and...Read More...
The Alabama Rain Barrel Workshop consists of an education session on why building a rain barrel helps protect the Alabama River and a hands on session...
This is the bi-monthly meeting of the Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership. The meeting is open to the public and stakeholders are encouraged to...
The Alabama Rain Barrel Workshop consists of an education session on why building a rain barrel helps protect the Alabama River and a hands on session...
