Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

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The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is a man-made navigation route linking the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico, providing an alternative inland shipping corridor to the Mississippi River system.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal ⓘ
inland waterway ⓘ
navigation route ⓘ
alternativeTo Mississippi River navigation route ⓘ
authorizationYear 1946 ⓘ
authorizedBy U.S. Congress ⓘ
cargoType coal ⓘ
grain ⓘ
petroleum products ⓘ
timber ⓘ
connectsWith Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
Tennessee River ⓘ
Tombigbee River ⓘ
constructedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
constructionCost about 2 billion U.S. dollars ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1972 ⓘ
controversy environmental concerns during planning and construction ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
economicRole reduces shipping distance between Tennessee Valley and Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
supports regional industrial development ⓘ
environmentalImpact altered regional river systems ⓘ
created new aquatic habitats ⓘ
hasPart Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway canals ⓘ
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway dams ⓘ
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway locks ⓘ
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway reservoirs ⓘ
highestPointElevation about 341 feet above sea level ⓘ
length approximately 234 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Alabama ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District ⓘ
numberOfLocks 10 ⓘ
opened 1985 ⓘ
partOf United States inland waterway system ⓘ
passesNear Columbus, Mississippi ⓘ
Demopolis, Alabama ⓘ
linked to: Demopolis

Pickensville, Alabama ⓘ
primaryUse commercial navigation ⓘ
regionServed Gulf Coast ⓘ
Tennessee Valley ⓘ
terminus Tennessee River near Pickwick Landing Dam ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee River

Tombigbee River near Demopolis ⓘ
linked to: Tombigbee River
terminusNear Mobile, Alabama ⓘ
use barge transportation ⓘ
flood control support ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
water supply support ⓘ
waterwayType slack-water navigation system ⓘ

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Port of Mobile → connectedTo → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
Kentucky Lock → connectsToWaterwaySystem → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Inland Waterway System of the United States → hasPart → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Kentucky Dam → partOfWaterway → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway system ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Wheeler Lake → partOfWaterway → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway system ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
John C. Stennis Lock and Dam → locatedOn → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
John C. Stennis Lock and Dam → waterway → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
John C. Stennis Lock and Dam → partOf → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway lock and dam system ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
John C. Stennis Lock and Dam → riverSystem → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
Mobile River → waterwaySystem → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway system ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Tombigbee River → hasTributary → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Tombigbee River → connectedBy → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway → connects → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway → linkedTo → Mississippi River system via Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Monroe County, Mississippi → bordersWaterBody → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Monroe County, Mississippi → traversedBy → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Fulton, Mississippi, United States → locatedNear → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Tibbee Creek → watercourseSystem → Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway region ⓘ
subject linked to: Tibbee Creek (nearby waterway)
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Northeast Mississippi → contains → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
subject linked to: northeast Mississippi
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Amory, Mississippi → hasWaterBody → Tenn-Tom Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Aberdeen Lock and Dam → locatedOnWaterway → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
Aberdeen Lock and Dam → controlsRiverTrafficOn → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
Aberdeen Lock and Dam → managesWaterLevelsOn → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
Aberdeen Lock and Dam → partOf → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway lock and dam system ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Aberdeen Lock and Dam → riverSystem → Tennessee-Tombigbee river system ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Columbus Lock and Dam → partOf → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
John C. Stennis Lock and Dam → partOf → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Tom Bevill Lock and Dam → partOf → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Tom Bevill Lock and Dam → waterwaySystem → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Tom Bevill Lock and Dam → partOfNavigationRoute → Gulf of Mexico–Tennessee River route ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Tom Bevill Lock and Dam → isComponentOf → Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway lock and dam system ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Demopolis Lock and Dam → partOf → Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ