Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway: Difference between revisions

The '''Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway''' (popularly known as the '''Tenn-Tom''') is a 234-mile (377-kilometer) man-made [[waterway]] that extends from the [[Tennessee River]] to the junction of the [[Black Warrior River|Black Warrior]]-[[Tombigbee River]] system near [[Demopolis, Alabama]], United States. The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway links commercial navigation from the nation’s midsection to the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The major features of the waterway are 10 [[Lock (water transport)|locks]] and dams, a {{convert|175|ft|m|adj=on}} deep cut between the Tombigbee River watershed and the Tennessee River watershed, and {{convert|234|mi|km}} of navigation channels.<ref>“Tenn-Tom Waterway Key Components.” 2009. Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority. Available at <http://www.tenntom.org/about/ttwkeycomponents.htm>.</ref>

The ten locks are {{convert|9|×|110|×|600|ft|m}} the same dimension as the locks on the Mississippi above Lock and Dam 26 at Alton, Illinois.<ref name=TuscaloosaNews2005-01-09>

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==External links==

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* [http://www.tenntom.org/ Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority]

* [https://archive.org/details/TennTomNewWaterwayForAmerica Tenn-Tom - A New Waterway For America]