Tensaw River

Tensaw River

The Tensaw River in Blakeley, Alabama
Basin
Main source 31°04′05″N 87°57′47″W / 31.06795°N 87.96306°W / 31.06795; -87.96306 (Primary source of Tensaw River)
River mouth 30°41′07″N 88°00′25″W / 30.68519°N 88.00695°W / 30.68519; -88.00695 (Mouth of Tensaw River)Coordinates: 30°41′07″N 88°00′25″W / 30.68519°N 88.00695°W / 30.68519; -88.00695 (Mouth of Tensaw River)
Physical characteristics
Length 41 miles (66 km)

The Tensaw River is a river in Baldwin County, Alabama.

Overview

It is a distributary of the Mobile River, approximately 41 miles (66 km) long. It is formed as a bayou of the Mobile approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the formation of the Mobile by the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers, at 31°04′05″N 87°57′47″W / 31.06795°N 87.96306°W / 31.06795; -87.96306.

The Tensaw flows alongside the Mobile and Middle rivers, with the Tensaw being the eastern most flowing river. There are numerous back channels extending off the main channel into Baldwin County. It enters Mobile Bay at 30°41′07″N 88°00′25″W / 30.68519°N 88.00695°W / 30.68519; -88.00695, near Blakeley and Pinto islands and approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of downtown Mobile.[1]

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