Mobile River

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The Mobile River is a major waterway in southwestern Alabama that flows into Mobile Bay and serves as an important channel for commerce and transportation.

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Mobile River canonical 39
Mobile River system 7
Mobile River Basin 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith City of Mobile
basinCountry United States
confluenceLocation north of Mobile, Alabama
connectedTo Alabama River
Mobile Bay
Tombigbee River
country United States
crossedBy Interstate 165
U.S. Route 90
U.S. Route 98
drainageArea over 110000 square kilometers
over 44000 square miles
drainageBasin Mobile River Basin
economicImportance major shipping route for inland waterways of the southeastern United States
ecoregion Coastal Plain
environmentalConcern industrial pollution
wetland loss
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsInto Mobile Bay
formedByConfluenceOf Alabama River
Tombigbee River
hasBridge Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge
hasEstuary Mobile Bay estuary
hasTributary Chickasaw Creek
Three Mile Creek NERFINISHED
historicalUse trade route during colonial period
transportation corridor for Native American peoples
length approximately 45 miles
approximately 72 kilometers
locatedIn Baldwin County, Alabama
Mobile County, Alabama
southwestern Alabama
majorCityOnRiver Mobile, Alabama
mouth Mobile Bay
navigable yes
partOf Gulf of Mexico watershed
Mobile Bay watershed
portOnRiver Port of Mobile
region Gulf Coast
state Alabama
supports commercial fisheries
recreational boating
terminusNear Gulf of Mexico
usedFor barge traffic
commerce
shipping
transportation
waterwayClass navigable inland waterway
waterwaySystem Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway system

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Mobile locatedOnRiver Mobile River
Mobile, Alabama namedAfter Mobile River
Mobile, Alabama locatedOnRiver Mobile River
Coosa River (border area) riverSystem Mobile River basin
linked to: Mobile River
Gulf Coastal Plain majorRiverSystem Mobile River
Fort Conde locatedNear Mobile River
Mobile County namedFor Mobile River
Mobile County contains Mobile River
Alabama River mouth Mobile River
Alabama River partOf Mobile River system
linked to: Mobile River
Alabama River flowsInto Mobile River
Cahaba River valley partOf Mobile River Basin
linked to: Mobile River
Mobile Bay mouthOfWatercourse Mobile River
Washington County, Alabama hasMajorRiver Mobile River
subject linked to: Washington County
Tensaw River Delta formedBy Mobile River
Tombigbee River partOf Mobile River system
linked to: Mobile River
Tombigbee River mouth Mobile River
Tombigbee River emptiesInto Mobile River
Tallapoosa River partOf Mobile River system
linked to: Mobile River
Mobile County, Alabama namedFor Mobile River
Mobile County, Alabama hasWaterBody Mobile River
GulfQuest locatedOnWaterbody Mobile River
GulfQuest overlooks Mobile River
City of Mobile hasRiver Mobile River
Southwestern Alabama traversedByRiver Mobile River
subject linked to: southwestern Alabama
Prichard isNear Mobile River
Mobile River drainage basin hydrologicUnitOf Mobile River system
linked to: Mobile River
Conde–Charlotte House near Mobile River
Mobile Bay estuary receivesRiver Mobile River
Tensaw River tributaryOf Mobile River
Chickasaw Creek partOf Mobile River system
linked to: Mobile River
Chickasaw Creek mouthOfWaterBody Mobile River
Chickasaw Creek tributaryOf Mobile River
Chickasaw Creek feedsInto Mobile River system
linked to: Mobile River
Eastern North America majorRiver Mobile River
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River system emptiesInto Mobile River system
linked to: Mobile River