Sipsey River
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The Sipsey River is a 145 miles (233.4 km) swampy low-lying river in west central Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

. The Sipsey is surrounded by some exceptional wetland habitat. It originates near Glen Allen
Glen Allen, Alabama
Glen Allen is a town in Fayette and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2000 census the population was 642.-Geography:Glen Allen is located at .According to the U.S...

, and discharges into the Tombigbee River
Tombigbee River
The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 200 mi long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of two major rivers, along with the Alabama River, that unite to form the short Mobile River before it empties into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico...

 near Vienna
Vienna, Alabama
Vienna is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama. It was a prosperous river port from the 1830s until the American Civil War, situated along the eastern shore of the Tombigbee River on the southwestern border of the county. It declined rapidly in importance with the building of a...

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