Mulberry Fork is a tributary of the

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, long, in the

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. The Mulberry Fork is one of three forks, along with the Locust Fork and the Sipsey Fork, that join to form the Black Warrior. It drains part of the southernmost end of the

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north and west of

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in the

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of the

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. The Mulberry Fork rises in northeastern Cullman County, south of

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. It flows in tight

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s along a ridge of the foothills, forming the boundary between Cullman and Blount counties. It receives the Sipsey Fork from the northwest approximately 15 mi (24 km) east of

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. In southern Walker County it enters

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, forming the northernmost arm of the lake, approximately 10 mi (16 km) long. The confluence with the Locust Fork is now submerged within Bankhead Lake, approximately 25 mi (40 km) west of Birmingham.

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