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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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 NERFINISHED
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