Cahaba River

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The Cahaba River is a biologically rich, free-flowing river in central Alabama known for its high biodiversity and scenic natural habitats.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cahaba River canonical 26
Cahaba River watershed 5
Cahaba River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
characteristic biologically rich ⓘ
free-flowing ⓘ
conservationStatus significant conservation priority in Alabama ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainageBasin Gulf of Mexico watershed ⓘ
flowsThrough Bibb County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dallas County, Alabama ⓘ
Jefferson County, Alabama ⓘ
Shelby County, Alabama ⓘ
hasEcosystemType freshwater river ecosystem ⓘ
hasFauna aquatic insects ⓘ
diverse freshwater mussel species ⓘ
diverse freshwater snail species ⓘ
numerous fish species ⓘ
hasFlora Cahaba lily (Hymenocallis coronaria) ⓘ
linked to: Cahaba lily
hasHabitatType forested floodplain ⓘ
riparian habitat ⓘ
sand and gravel shoals ⓘ
hasOrganizationFocusedOnIt Cahaba River Society ⓘ
Cahaba Riverkeeper ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
importance important drinking water source for Birmingham metropolitan area ⓘ
one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the United States ⓘ
knownFor Cahaba lily blooms ⓘ
aquatic biodiversity ⓘ
endemic freshwater species ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
scenic natural habitats ⓘ
length approximately 194 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Alabama ⓘ
Cahaba River Basin ⓘ
linked to: Cahaba River valley

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge area ⓘ
central Alabama ⓘ
linked to: Central Alabama
mouthLocatedIn Alabama River ⓘ
nearbyCity Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ
nearbyProtectedArea Talladega National Forest (vicinity) ⓘ
partOf Mobile River Basin ⓘ
sourceLocatedIn St. Clair County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
threatenedBy sedimentation ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
tributaryOf Alabama River ⓘ
usedFor canoeing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ
waterBodyType free-flowing tributary ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hoover, Alabama → hasRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ
Shelby County, Alabama → traversedBy → Cahaba River ⓘ
Trussville, Alabama → hasRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ
Bibb County, Alabama → traversedBy → Cahaba River ⓘ
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge → locatedOnRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ
Central Alabama → containsFeature → Cahaba River ⓘ
Lake Purdy, Alabama → partOf → Cahaba River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Cahaba River
Hoover → hasRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ
Alabama River → majorTributary → Cahaba River ⓘ
Little Cahaba River → partOf → Cahaba River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Cahaba River
Little Cahaba River → tributaryOf → Cahaba River ⓘ
Little Cahaba River → drainageBasin → Cahaba River basin ⓘ
linked to: Cahaba River
Cahaba River valley → drainedBy → Cahaba River ⓘ
Cahaba River valley → locatedIn → Cahaba River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Cahaba River
Cahaba → locatedOn → Cahaba River ⓘ
Cahaba → namedAfter → Cahaba River ⓘ
Buck Creek (Alabama) → tributaryOf → Cahaba River ⓘ
subject linked to: Buck Creek
Buck Creek (Alabama) → partOf → Cahaba River watershed ⓘ
subject linked to: Buck Creek
linked to: Cahaba River
Buck Creek (Alabama) → flowsInto → Cahaba River ⓘ
subject linked to: Buck Creek
Centreville, Alabama → locatedOnRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ
Cahaba lily → distribution → Cahaba River ⓘ
Marion, Alabama → nearestMajorRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ
Birmingham Water Works Board system → waterSource → Cahaba River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Cahaba River
Cahaba, Alabama → locatedOnRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ
Cahaba, Alabama → namedAfter → Cahaba River ⓘ
Cahaba River Society → focusesOn → Cahaba River ⓘ
Cahawba → locatedNear → Cahaba River ⓘ
Cahawba → namedAfter → Cahaba River ⓘ
Marion, Alabama → nearRiver → Cahaba River ⓘ
subject linked to: Marion