Encyclopedia > Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River
The Mulberry Fork is a tributary of the Black Warrior River, approximately 100 mi (161 km) long, in northern Alabama in the United States. 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 Appalachain Mountains north and west of Birmingham in the watershed of the Mobile River. The Black Warrior River is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, approximately 178 mi (286 km) long, in central Alabama in the United States. ... Alabama is a state located in the southern United States. ... Rapids on the Sipsey Fork. ... The Appalachian Mountains are a system of North American mountains running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to Alabama in the United States, although the northernmost mainland portion ends at the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. ... Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. ... The Mobile River is a river, approximately 45 mi (72 km) in southern Alabama in the United States. ...
The Mulberry Fork rises in northeastern Cullman County, south of Arab. It flows in tight meanders 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 Jasper. In southern Walker County it enters Bankhead Lake reservoir, forming the northermost 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. Cullman County is a county of the State of Alabama. ... Arab is a city located in Marshall County, Alabama. ... The word meander has a number of senses. ... Blount County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. ... Jasper is a city located in Walker County, Alabama. ... Walker County is a county of the State of Alabama. ... Generally, a reservoir is something that can hold matter or energy. ...
External link
Friends of the Mulberry Fork River (http://www.ag.auburn.edu/grassroots/fmfr/)