Tombigbee River

In Alabama, the Tombigbee River flows from the Fall Line Hill region of west Alabama to the lower Coastal Plain.  Impounded for the creation of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, barge traffic is now able to move commerce all the way from the Tennessee River to the Port of Mobile.  The impoundments from Aliceville downstream to Coffeeville provide excellent fishing for many sought after sport fish species such as catfish, largemouth bass, crappie and bream.

In Alabama, the Tombigbee River begins in Aliceville Lake on the Mississippi-Alabama border.  The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway then flows across western Alabama in a highly meandering course, through Gainesville Lake and Lake Demopolis, where it is joined from the northeast by the Black Warrior River. South of Demopolis, the Tombigbee River flows generally south across southwestern Alabama through Coffeeville Lake.  From Coffeeville Lake to Jackson, Alabama, the Tombigbee River is free flowing. Below Jackson, the Tombigbee River joins the Alabama on the Mobile-Baldwin county line to form the Mobile River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) north of Mobile.  Three boat ramps service the Tombigbee River from Coffeeville Lake to the Mobile River: Jackson City Ramp, McIntosh Bluff Landing, and Old Lock #1.

A fish consumption advisory has been issued by the Alabama Department of Public Health for the Tombigbee River in the vicinity of River Mile 83.6, Clarke County. Bilbo Creek, the Baldwin County tributary to the Tombigbee River, also has a fish consumption advisory. Consult with the Alabama Department of Public Health for specific information before consuming fish from the lower Tombigbee River.