The Coosa River is the major tributary when it joins the Tallapoosa River near Wetumpka, Alabama to form the Alabama River. The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The river is about 280 miles (450 km) long. [1]

The Coosa River. Learn about access points, waterside eats, boat ramps, fish consumption advisories, outfitters, and where we monitor water quality on the each of the lakes on the Coosa.

The Coosa River and its tributaries are home to one of the most diverse and unique aquatic snail communities in the entire world. In all, 91 species are known from the system and 82 of those occur nowhere else. Unfortunately, one of the worst extinction events of modern times occurred when the Coosa River was dammed.

Jan 25, 2024 · We are a citizen-based nonprofit organization working to improve water quality, protect valuable habitat, and promote recreation and public health along the Coosa River in Alabama. We patrol the waterways, educate the public, and advocate for the river.

Even with the difficult navigation, the Coosa River was still very crowded. Thirty-nine steamboats would flourish on the Coosa from 1845-1930. Ultimately, railroads would take away the potential for the Coosa steamboats. The Coosa’s first steamer, U.S.M. Coosa first …

The Coosa River and its tributary streams occupy most of the northwest corner of Georgia and extend through northeast Alabama before ultimately draining into the Gulf of Mexico. The river is one component of the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) river basin system.

Coosa River, river flowing through northwestern Georgia and eastern Alabama, U.S. It is formed by the confluence of the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers at Rome, Ga., and flows southward for 286 mi (460 km) through the Appalachian Ridge and Valley region into the Gulf coastal plain at …

From local development plans to state water laws, CRBI is an advocate for fishable, swimmable, and drinkable water in the upper Coosa River basin and across Georgia and Alabama. CRBI monitors thousands of miles of watershed. We have an …

The Coosa River Basin makes up a significant portion of the corner of northwest Georgia and is the biggest hotspot of aquatic biodiversity in the state. It also has the most imperiled species of any Georgia river basin, due to the combined effects of …

Beginning in Georgia, the Coosa River Watershed flows into Alabama to north of Montgomery, where it joins the Tallapoosa to form the Alabama River.