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Coosa River
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Among of rivers in Alabama, Coosa River is the most important. It is the best developed river in Alabama.
Coosa River originates in Rome, at the confluence of the Etowah and Ooostanaula Rivers. Alabama has got the share of 90% of the total length of Coosa River.
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The origin of Coosa River is found in downtown Rome. Coosa River then flows through western Georgia and ends at the northeast of Montgomery. Montgomery is the state capital of Alabama. At Montgomery Coosa River joins the Tallapoosa River and together form the Alabama River. Alabama River is formed at the south of Wetumpka.
You can see a total of seven dams between Georgia and the confluence of Coosa River with Tallapoosa River. The Hydroelectric dams are of immense importane to the citizens of Alabama. The seven dams built on the Coosa River are:
- Jordon Dam Tailwater
- Mitchell Dam
- Walter Bouldin Dam
- Lay Dam
- Logan Martin Dam
- Neely Henry Dam
- Weiss Dam
Coosa River is a great place for striper fishing. The stripers are one of the few populations of Striped Bass that naturally reproduce here.
Throughout the length of Coosa River in Alabama the natural flow of this river is seized by Tallapoosa River.
The Coosa River possesses hundreds of tributaries. Some of the important Coosa tributaries are:
- Big Wills Creek
- Amicalola Creek
- Armuchee Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Chocolocco Creek
- Heath Creek
The upper Coosa Basin drains more than 5,000 square miles of land. The incredible diversity of aqua life in this region, from Southeastern Tennessee and North Central to Weiss Dam in Northwest Alabama creates wonder.
Coosa is the only river in North America, which has such high percentage of endemic species. Coosa basin has been recognized as “globally significant biological treasure” with varied species of fishes, mussels, snails and crayfishes. The Upper Coosa River is the nestling ground for 100 different fish species among which 12 are endemic species.
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