| Sipsey River | |
|---|---|
 Sipsey River in the 2016 drought | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 33°54′52″N 87°41′14″W / 33.91454°N 87.68724°W / 33.91454; -87.68724 |
| Mouth | |
| • coordinates | 33°00′14″N 88°10′19″W / 33.00401°N 88.17197°W / 33.00401; -88.17197 |
| Length | 145 mi (233 km) |
| Basin size | 789 sq mi (2,044 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 810 cu ft/s (23 m/s) |
The Sipsey River is a 145-mile-long (233 km) swampy low-lying river in west central Alabama. The Sipsey is surrounded by wetland habitat. The sipsey river has meany oxbow lakes as a reasult of its meandering nature. It originates near Glen Allen, and discharges into the Tombigbee River near Vienna. The river belongs to the Southeastern Coastal Plain and features an eastern deciduous forest terrestrial biome. Sipsey is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "poplar tree".
See also
References
- ^ Ward, G.M.; P. Harris; A.K. Ward (2005). "Gulf Coast Rivers of the Southeastern United States". In A.C. Benke; C.E. Cushing (eds.). Rivers of North America. Academic Press. pp. 125–178. ISBN 978-0-12-088253-3. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 23, 2011.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sipsey River
- Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
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