Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Navigation Charts: Tennessee River to Junction of Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers (MILE 217.0 ON THE BLACK WARRIOR-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY) - July 2012, 3rd Edition

These river charts begin at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway at approximate historical river mile 450.0 and ends at the confluence of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers just upstream of Demopolis, Alabama at approximate historical river mile 217.0, as measured along the channel thalweg from Bankhead Tunnel (U.S. Highway 90), Mobile, Alabama. Information denoted on these charts is a general depiction of the waterway and adjacent areas, only; and is not in anywise to be construed as representing precise or accurate dimensions, portrayals, features, or other data. Therefore, anyone utilizing the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway must exercise caution and acknowledge the ever present hazards of this natural resource. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway was authorized by Congress in 1946 and construction was completed in 1985. The waterway provides a direct connecting navigable waterway between the eastern Gulf Coast and much of mid-continental United States. The waterway extends upstream from Demopolis, Alabama via the Tombigbee River through the basin divide into the Yellow Creek embayment of Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River. This represents a total distance of about 234 navigation miles which is comprised of river, canal, and divide sections. The river section (149 miles) extends up the Tombigbee River from Demopolis to a point just south of Amory, Mississippi. The canal section extends for the next 46 miles, consisting of a canal parallel to and separated from the river by a levee which terminates at the Jamie L. Whitten Lock and Dam. The remainder of the waterway (39 miles) consists of a cut through the divide between the Tennessee and Tombigbee Basins, connecting Bay Springs Lake with Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River. Ten locks and dams provide the total lift of 341 feet encompassed by the project. Authorized navigation depths of the waterway are nine feet in the river section and twelve feet in the canal and divide sections. The bottom width is 300 feet except in the divide section where it is 280 feet.