boating on the black warrior river

Boating

Boating is very popular along the roughly 300 mile long Black Warrior River, which receives drainage from 6,276 square miles of watershed. The Black Warrior River watershed contains 16,145.98 miles of mapped water. While free-flowing tributaries in the watershed are frequented by canoeists and kayakers, motor boats more commonly use Smith Lake on the Sipsey Fork, Bankhead Lake (an impoundment of the Black Warrior by Bankhead Dam which reaches into the lower portions of the Locust and Mulberry Forks), Holt Lake (an impoundment of the Black Warrior by Holt Dam between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa), Lake Tuscaloosa on the North River, Oliver Lake (an impoundment of the Black Warrior by Oliver Dam in Tuscaloosa), Warrior Lake (an impoundment of the Black Warrior by Selden Dam in Eutaw), and Demopolis Lake (an impoundment of the Black Warrior and the Tombigbee by Demopolis Dam in Demopolis).

Black Warrior Riverkeeper encourages citizens to experience the watershed through recreational boating. Here are some online resources to help you enjoy boating in a fun and responsible manner:

Information about Black Warrior River navigation, river stops, and boating clubs:

http://www.eaglecovemarina.com/navigating-the-warrior.html

Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s Clean Boating Tips:

http://www.blackwarriorriver.org/action/cleanboating.htm

Alabama Clean Waters Initiative (info for boaters and marina owners):

http://www.outdooralabama.com/boating/clean-waters/

Notice pollution while boating? Report it to Black Warrior Riverkeeper:

http://blackwarriorriver.org/report-pollution.html

Click here for more information about other forms of recreation in the Black Warrior River watershed:

http://blackwarriorriver.org/recreation.html

Black Warrior River watershed map

http://www.blackwarriorriver.org/maps/BlackWarrior_basemap_small.jpg