BLACK WARRIOR RIVER

river in western Alabama, U.S. It is formed by the Locust and Mulberry forks about 20 miles (30 km) west of Birmingham and flows 178 miles (286 km) southwest to join the Tombigbee River near Demopolis. The river is navigable, and with the Tombigbee it forms an inland waterway between Mobile and Birmingham. The name is a translation of tuscaloosa, a Choctaw word. Between Demopolis and Tuscaloosa, the river is sometimes known as the Warrior.