Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River

Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River

The sandstone shelf riverscour has rare plant species
Physical characteristics
Length 158-mile-long (254 km)


The Locust Fork in Alabama, USA, is one of three major tributaries of the Black Warrior River, stretching over Blount, Etowah, and Marshall counties. The 158-mile-long (254 km)[1] river features several stretches of whitewater, and is popular with canoers and kayakers. In the late 1980s, the Birmingham Water Works proposed damming the river as a source of drinking water. The plan was controversial, and has been suspended.

Hymenocallis coronaria is occasional on the Locust Fork. 

References

  1. ↑ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 25, 2011.

Coordinates: 33°57′4.42″N 86°23′37.15″W / 33.9512278°N 86.3936528°W / 33.9512278; -86.3936528


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