Tallapoosa River Basin

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
Tallapoosa News
Waters to the Sea: Alabama Rivers Interactive DVD Rom
Discussion is underway between the ACWP, Hamline University's Center for Global  Environmental Education (St. Paul, MN) and potential partners to prod...Read More...
 
 
Long awaited ACWP Educational Newspaper Inserts Almost a Reality
Coming soon to YOUR newspaper - A series of nine educational newspaper inserts highlighting Alabama's River Basins will be published by the ACWP in th...Read More...
 
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