Sipsey River

Sipsey River
Sipsey River
	Sipsey River in the 2016 drought
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	33°54′52″N87°41′14″W/ 33.91454°N 87.68724°W
Mouth
• coordinates	33°00′14″N88°10′19″W/ 33.00401°N 88.17197°W
Length	145 mi (233 km)
Basin size	789 sq mi (2,044 km2)
Discharge
• average	810 cu ft/s (23 m3/s)

TheSipsey Riveris a 145-mile-long (233 km)^[2]swampy low-lying river in west centralAlabama.The Sipsey is surrounded by wetland habitat. It originates nearGlen Allen,and discharges into theTombigbee RivernearVienna.^[3]The river belongs to theSoutheastern Coastal Plainand features an eastern deciduous forest terrestrial biome.^[1]Sipseyis a name derived from theChoctaw languagemeaning "poplar tree".^[4]

References

^^a ^b ^cWard, 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.Retrieved8 January2019.
^"The National Map".U.S. Geological Survey.RetrievedFeb 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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[GCR-1] 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.Retrieved8 January2019.

[NHD-2] "The National Map".U.S. Geological Survey.RetrievedFeb 23,2011.

[3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sipsey River

[4] 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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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Israel United States

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