| 词条 | Tallapoosa River | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| image = Bassin versant de la Tallapoosa.jpg | image_caption = Tallapoosa River drainage (Alabama counties) in 4 lakes: Harris Lake, Martin Lake, Yates Lake & Tallasee Lake | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= {{coord|33|50|48|N|85|00|45|W}} | mouth_location = | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|32|30|09|N|86|15|48|W|display=inline,title}} }} The Tallapoosa River runs {{convert|265|mi}}[1] from the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia, United States, southward and westward into Alabama. It is formed by the confluence of McClendon Creek and Mud Creek in Paulding County, Georgia. Lake Martin at Alexander City, Alabama is a large and popular water recreation area formed by a dam on the river. The Tallapoosa joins the Coosa River about {{convert|10|mi}} northeast of Montgomery near Wetumpka (in Elmore County) to form the Alabama River. There are four hydroelectric dams on the Tallapoosa: Yates, Thurlow, Martin and Harris dams. They are important sources of electricity generation for Alabama Power (a unit of the Southern Company) and recreation for the public. DescriptionThe Tallapoosa River, especially its lower course, was a major population center of the Creek Indians before the early 19th century. The contemporary name of the river is from the Creek words Talwa posa, which mean "Grandmother Town". The Creek consider the Tallapoosa branch of their tribe to be one of the oldest. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, a U.S. National Military Park managed by the National Park Service, is located along the banks of the Tallapoosa River just upstream from Lake Martin.[2] It preserves a battle site associated with the Creek War. The river below Thurlow Dam provides a short run of outstanding Class II, III and IV whitewater kayaking.[3] Tallapoosa, Georgia is named for the river, which runs near the town. ImpoundmentsThe first hydroelectric dam in Alabama was built on the Tallapoosa River in 1902, by Henry C. Jones, an Auburn University electrical engineer, at the site of the current Yates Dam. It was destroyed in the flood of 1919 but rebuilt. The dam then belonged to the Montgomery Light & Water Power Company. In 1928 it was replaced by the Yates Dam.[4] There are four hydroelectric dams on the Tallapoosa River: Yates Dam, Thurlow Dam, Martin Dam, and R.L. Harris Dam. The table below outlines the four impoundments (dams) on the Tallapoosa River from south to north.
Significant tributariesThe Tallapoosa River's drainage has many significant tributaries which reflected below based on their location within the watershed.
AdvocatesThe Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, founded in 1890 in Gadsden, Alabama to promote navigation on the Coosa River is a leading advocate of the economic, recreational and environmental benefits of the Coosa and Tallapoosa River systems.[8] The Alabama Rivers Alliance works to unite the citizens of Alabama to protect peoples right to clean, healthy, waters.[9] Alabama Water Watch is dedicated to volunteer citizen monitoring of water quality in Alabama Rivers.[10]The Alabama Power Foundation is a non-profit foundation providing grants for watershed, environmental and community projects along the Tallapoosa River and within the state of Alabama[11] The Coosa River Basin Initiative is a grassroots environmental organization with the mission of informing and empowering citizens so that they may become involved in the process of creating a clean, healthy and economically viable Coosa River Basin.[12] Major citiesA number of significant cities lie on the banks of the Tallapoosa River. They include:
References
Notes1. ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-04-05 }}, accessed April 27, 2011 2. ^ National Park Service; Horseshoe Bend National Military Park; Directions 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://alabamawhitewater.com/|title=Alabama Whitewater Paddling Guide|first=Mark|last=D'Agostino|website=alabamawhitewater.com|accessdate=14 October 2017}} 4. ^1 {{cite book |last=Atkins |first=Leah Rawl |title="Developed for the Service of Alabama" - The Centennial History of the Alabama Power Company 1906-2006 |year=2006 |publisher=Alabama Power Company |location=Birmingham, Alabama |pages=154–55 |isbn=978-0-9786753-0-1 }} 5. ^{{cite book |last=Atkins |first=Leah Rawl |title="Developed for the Service of Alabama" - The Centennial History of the Alabama Power Company 1906-2006 |year=2006 |publisher=Alabama Power Company |location=Birmingham, Alabama |pages=37–38 |isbn=978-0-9786753-0-1 }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.southerncompany.com/hydro/facts1.asp?mnuOpco=apc&mnuType=sub&mnuItem=oc&lake=Martin%7cAlabama|title=Power Website, Facts About Dams|publisher=|accessdate=14 October 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.southerncompany.com/hydro/facts1.asp?mnuOpco=apc&mnuType=sub&mnuItem=oc&lake=R._L._Harris|title=Alabama Power Website, Facts About Dams|publisher=|accessdate=14 October 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.caria.org/|title=Coosa- Alabama River Improvement Assn – CARIA|website=www.caria.org|accessdate=14 October 2017}} 9. ^Alabama Rivers Alliance Website 10. ^[https://aww.auburn.edu|Alabama Water Watch Website] 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.southerncompany.com/alpower/foundation/home.asp|title=Alabama Power Foundation Website|publisher=|accessdate=14 October 2017|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218114957/http://www.southerncompany.com/alpower/foundation/home.asp|archivedate=18 February 2007|df=}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.coosa.org/|title=Protecting North America's Most Biologically Unique River Basin Since 1992 — Coosa River Basin Initiative|website=www.coosa.org|accessdate=14 October 2017}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mwwssb.com/about_facilities_wtr.cfm|title=Montgomery Water and Sewer Works Facilities|publisher=|accessdate=14 October 2017}} External links{{Commons category}}
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