Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the 'Tenn-Tom') is a 234 mile (377 km) artificial waterway that provides a connecting link between the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers. The waterway begins at Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River, then flows southward through northeast Mississippi and west Alabama, finally connecting with the established Warrior-Tombigbee navigation system at Demopolis, Alabama.

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Tennessee - Tombigbee - Pickwick Lake - Mississippi - Alabama - Warrior - Demopolis, Alabama

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After 12 years of construction, the waterway and its seventeen public ports and terminals opened to commercial traffic in January 1985. In addition to the original 110,000 acres (445 km²) of land acquired for the construction and operation of the project, another 88,000 acres (356 km²) have been purchased and managed by the two state conservation agencies for wildlife habitat preservation and mixed use including hunting and parks.

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January - 1985

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A 29 mile (47 km) artificial canal, the Divide Cut, makes the connection to the Tennessee. The elevation change between the two ends of the waterway is 341 feet (104 m).

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