Cahaba River

The Cahaba River is the longest substantially free-flowing river in . It is a major tributary of the Alabama River and part of the larger basin.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Alabama, United States
  • Also known as: Cabo River”, “Cahabah River”, “Cahabba River”, “Cahaby River”, “Caharba River”, “Cahauba River”, “Cahawba River”, “Cawmuba River”, “Cohabby River”, “Cohada River”, “Cohowba River”, “Kahaba River”, and “West Cahaba River

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic church, built during the 1850s at , the first capital of , United States, from 1820 to 1826.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cahaba.

Hamlet
, also spelled Cahawba, was the first permanent state capital of , United States, from 1820 to 1825. It was the county seat of until 1866.

Cahaba River

Latitude
32.3193° or 32° 19′ 10″ north
Longitude
-87.09413° or 87° 5′ 39″ west
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
864J8W94+P8
Geo­Names ID
4052981
Wiki­data ID
Q2933076
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Cahaba River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Cahaba
  • Catalan: Cahaba
  • Cebuano: Cahaba River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر كاهابا
  • French: Cahaba
  • Irish: Abhainn Cahaba
  • Japanese: カハバ川
  • Russian: Кахаба
  • Russian: Кахоба
  • Venetian: Cahaba
  • Welsh: Afon Cahaba

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cahaba Cemetery and New Cahaba Cemetery.

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