Tallapoosa River

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The Tallapoosa River runs from the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia in the United States south and west into Alabama. It is formed by the confluence of McClendon Creek and Mud Creek in Paulding County, Georgia. Lake Martin at Alexander City, Alabama is a large and popular water recreation area formed by a dam on the river. The Tallapoosa meets the Coosa River at Montgomery to form the Alabama River. Harris, Martin, Yates, and Thurlow dams on the Tallapoosa are important sources of electricity generation for Alabama Power, a unit of the Southern Company.

The Tallapoosa River, especially its lower course, was a major population center of the Creek Indians before the early 19th century.

Some environmentalists believe that obstructing and varying the flow of the river with dams is damaging to wildlife in the area.

The Tallapoosa River consists of the following lakes starting north to south:

• R.L. Harris
• Martin
• Yates
• Thurlow

[edit] References

• American Rivers official site - environmental pressures on the river.