The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin (ACT River Basin) is a

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(watershed) in the

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. This area is classified as a sub-region by the

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system.

Sub-regions

This sub-region consists of two basins, per the hydrological code system, namely the Coosa- Tallapoosa basin, and the

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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

basin * Upper Alabama sub-basin * Cahaba sub-basin * Middle Alabama sub-basin * Lower Alabama sub-basin

External links

USACE page

Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience
Watersheds of the United States Drainage basins of the Gulf of Mexico {{US-geo-stub