The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin (ACT River Basin) is a
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
(watershed) in the
Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, also referred to as the American Southeast or simply the Southeast, is a geographical region of the United States. It is located broadly on the eastern portion of the southern United States and the southern por ...
. This area is classified as a sub-region by the
USGS
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hydrological code
A hydrological code or hydrologic unit code is a sequence of numbers or letters (a ''geocode'') that identify a hydrological unit or feature, such as a river, river reach, lake, or area like a drainage basin (also called watershed in North America ...
system.
Sub-regions
This sub-region consists of two basins, per the hydrological code system, namely the
Coosa-
Tallapoosa basin, and the
Alabama
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basin.
Further, here are the sub-basins of each of these two basins:
Coosa-
Tallapoosa basin
*
Conasauga sub-basin
*
Coosawattee sub-basin
*
Oostanaula sub-basin
*
Etowah sub-basin
* Upper
Coosa sub-basin
* Middle Coosa sub-basin
* Lower Coosa sub-basin
* Upper
Tallapoosa sub-basin
* Middle Tallapoosa sub-basin
* Lower Tallapoosa sub-basin
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
basin
* Upper Alabama sub-basin
*
Cahaba sub-basin
* Middle Alabama sub-basin
* Lower Alabama sub-basin
External links
USACE pageGeorgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience
Watersheds of the United States
Drainage basins of the Gulf of Mexico
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