And the 180-mile Black … Mar 1, 2021 - Rent from people in Black Warrior River, AL from $20/night. 1.6 acres lot - Lot / Land for sale; Price cut: $5,000 (Feb 18) Listing provided by GALMLS. The Black Warrior River begins in the last hills of the Appalachian Mountains and flows across the fall line near Holt Lock and Dam not far from Tuscaloosa, the largest town on the river. The first 16 locks and dams were constructed of sandstone quarried from the banks of the river and the river bed. Learn more at http://moundville.ua.edu/. For Sale. Alabama is home to several beautiful rivers, including the Black Warrior River. Greensboro, Alabama on the Black Warrior River! Black Warrior River earned seven battle stars during the Korean conflict as LSMR-404. It’s easy enough to work up an appetite while hauling in lunker spotted bass, largemouth bass, and even the world record for inland striped bass (69 pounds, 9 ounces from the upper Bankhead Reservoir). The river flows through the Black Warrior Basin, a region historically important for the extraction of coal and methane. Eight hundred years ago, Moundville was the largest population center in North America. The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west-central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river is navigable, and with the Tombigbee it forms a link in the inland waterway between Mobile and Birmingham. It’s also been described as one of northern Alabama’s top secrets for bass fishing. The Black Warrior River drains portions of seventeen counties in Alabama. It's composed of the Locust Fork or Little River and the Mulbery Fork which flows out of Smith Lake. Hiking. [1], The Black Warrior River receives its largest tributary, the North River, from the north about one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Tuscaloosa. Birmingham, though not directly on the river, became a manufacturing hub and one of the largest cities in the South through use of the Black Warrior River in a small part for the transportation of goods. More than 16,000 miles of creeks and streams feed into the watershed, creating a rich ecosystem that supports a diversity of aquatic plants and animals. The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west-central Alabama in the southeastern United States. Black Warrior River, river in western Alabama, U.S. The proposed Shepherd Bend Mine on the Black Warrior River’s Mulberry Fork has landed the Black Warrior on the annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers™. $45,900. The Black Warrior River gets its name from Chief Tushkalusa, and so does the City of Tuscaloosa, situated on the river’s banks. The Black Warrior River is formed about 22 mi (40 km) west of Birmingham by the confluence of the Mulberry Fork and the Locust Fork of the Warrior River,[2] which join as arms of Bankhead Lake, a narrow reservoir on the upper river formed by the Bankhead Lock and Dam. View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. Over 200 miles of the river are navigable by barge – from Demopolis to North of Birmingham up the Mulberry and Locust forks. The area the river drains, its watershed, covers 6,276 square miles in Alabama and measures roughly 300 miles from top to bottom. Below that city its flat water meanders through coastal plain. The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west-central Alabama in the southeastern United States. One example of the craftsmanship of the stone locks is at University Park on Jack Warner Parkway in Tuscaloosa. Birmingham actually grew up around a major junction of north-south and east-west railroads, just as Atlanta, Georgia, did. Zillow has 11 homes for sale in 35441 matching Black Warrior River. This includes the Locust and Mulberry forks to the head of navigation. Near Tuscaloosa, the river flows out of the rocky Cumberland Plateau and through the Fall Line Hills before entering the sandy East Gulf Coastal Plain, forming the border of Greene and Hale counties in the Black Belt. 120 were here. 310 Warrior River Highland Rd #1, Adger, AL 35006. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles (286 km) to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary. Black Warrior River , Akron , Alabama Waterfront Lot Acres: 1.000 Ad # 1140280 See More. The lower 30 miles (48 km) of the river are part of the long, narrow Lake Demopolis. Black Warrior River , Akron , Alabama Waterfront Lot Acres: 1.000 Ad # 1140280 See More. Road Biking Trails. Bankhead Lake is the most northern project on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee river system. (52% of the continent’s species) According to the Alabama Department of Natural Resources, Alabama is home to 83 species of crayfish, more than any other state. With its upper watershed encompassing a forested area of high bluffs at the extreme southern end of the Appalachian Mountains and its western edge the suburbs of Birmingham, the Black Warrior River drains an area of 6,275 sq mi (16,250 km²) in west central Alabama. Find Local Fishing Spots on the Interactive Map! [1] The river is named after the Mississippian paramount chief Tuskaloosa, whose name was Muskogean for 'Black Warrior'. $10,000. The Black Warrior River watershed is home to 127 freshwater fish species (4 of which are federally listed as endangered), 36 species of mussels (5 of which are federally listed as endangered), 33 crayfish species, 15 turtle species (1 of which is federally listed as threatened), an endangered snail, an endangered salamander, and numerous other aquatic animals. For others, those precious tranquil moments are captured while swimming or boating with friends. The Black Warrior/Tombigbee River Project has 6 locks and dams. Hale County is ho. $45,900. Black Warrior Living is dedicated to offering a beautiful place of residence on lakefront and riverfront Tuscaloosa lots for homeowners who love the peaceful home living afforded by the calm of nature.