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Tombigbee
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TOMBIGBEE RIVER
Length: 400 miles (644 kilometers)
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The following Tombigbee River businesses are listed by River Mile-marker (RM) going upstream.
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The Tombigbee River in Mississippi and Alabama is formed by joining of the East Fork of Tombigbee River (rises in Prentiss County, northeast Mississippi, flows south past Fulton approximately 70 miles) and Oldtown Creek in north Monroe County in northeast Mississippi; flows south through Aberdeen Lake and Columbus Lake reservoirs, past Columbus, Mississippi. through Aliceville Lake reservoir on Mississippi-Alabama border, past Gainesville and Demopolis, Alabama. Here it receives the Black Warrior River from northeast above Demopolis Dam, and continues south through Cofferville Dam, past Jackson, joining the Alabama River approximately 30 miles North of Mobile to form the Mobile River. The Tombigbee is an important artery for manufactured goods. Dams and locks improve navigation on the river. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway was completed in 1985 to add an additional link between the Mississippi River System and the Gulf coast for barge traffic. The Waterway replaces the river’s original channel in its mid-course, parallels channel to the east in its upper course, above Aberdeen Lake.
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Lakes on the Tombigbee River
(in order of flow)
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Lake Name
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Full Pool
(MSL)
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Acres
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Map
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Demopolis
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73.0
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10,000
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Coffeeville
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32.5
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8,800
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