Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway

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The Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway is a major navigable river and canal system in the southeastern United States that connects central Alabama’s interior to the Gulf of Mexico, supporting commercial shipping, industry, and regional economic development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inland waterway
navigation canal system
waterway
connects Black Warrior River
Port of Mobile
Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway
Tombigbee River
interior of central Alabama
country United States
economicRole major transportation corridor for bulk commodities
hasAlternativeName BWT Waterway
hasFeature canalized river sections
dams
locks
hasLock Bankhead Lock and Dam
Coffeeville Lock and Dam
Demopolis Lock and Dam
Holt Lock and Dam
Oliver Lock and Dam
William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam
linked to: Oliver Lock and Dam
hasUse barge transportation
commercial navigation
industrial shipping
linkedTo Mississippi River system via Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway
locatedIn Alabama
Mississippi
southeastern United States
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
navigable yes
navigationClass barge traffic
openedForNavigation 20th century
partOf United States Inland Waterway System
primaryPort Port of Mobile
purpose facilitate export of raw materials
improve navigation to the Gulf of Mexico
support industrial development
regionServed Black Warrior River basin
Tombigbee River basin
linked to: Tombigbee River

central Alabama
supports agricultural commodities transport
coal transport
petroleum transport
regional economic development
terminus Gulf of Mexico
waterwayType river and canal system

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Inland Waterway System of the United States hasPart Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway
Black Warrior River system partOf Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway
linked to: Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway
Coffeeville Lock and Dam isPartOf Tombigbee River navigation system
linked to: Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway