South
Alabama
Elmore

Coosa River

The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of and . The river is about 280 miles long. The Coosa River begins at the confluence of the and rivers in , and ends just northeast of the Alabama state capital, , where it joins the to form the Alabama River just south of .
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in Alabama and Georgia, United States
  • Also known as: “Abacoochee River”, “Alebahma River”, “Arbacoochee River”, “Coosau River”, “Coosaw River”, “Coose River”, “Coosee River”, “Coosey River”, “Coosha River”, “Cosa River”, “Coussa Fiume”, “Coussa River”, “Cusa River”, “Cusha River”, “Great Koosah River”, “High Tower Creek”, “High Town River”, “Koosah River”, “Koose River”, “Koosee River”, and “Kusaw River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women.

Prison
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The is a prison for women of the Alabama Department of Corrections, located in , named after prison reform activist Julia Tutwiler.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wetumpka and Elmore.

Town
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is a city in and the county seat of , , United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,220. In the early 21st century, Elmore County became one of the fastest-growing counties in the state.

Village
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is a town in , , United States. Although initially incorporated in 1906, it lapsed and was not reincorporated again until 1997. is situated 6 miles southwest of Coosa River.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,485. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 6 miles south of Coosa River.

Coosa River

Latitude
32.57371° or 32° 34′ 25″ north
Longitude
-86.22676° or 86° 13′ 36″ west
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Open location code
864MHQFF+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166429683
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
4056823
Wiki­data ID
Q1129913
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Coosa River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Coosarivier”
  • Arabic: “نهر كوسا”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Coosa”
  • Basque: “Coosa ibaia”
  • Bulgarian: “Куса”
  • Catalan: “Coosa”
  • Cebuano: “Coosa River”
  • Chinese: “庫薩河”
  • Danish: “Coosa River”
  • Dutch: “Coosa River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوسا”
  • French: “Coosa”
  • German: “Coosa River”
  • Hebrew: “נהר קוסה”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Coosa”
  • Italian: “Coosa”
  • Malayalam: “കൂസ നദി”
  • Mingrelian: “კუსა”
  • Northern Frisian: “Coosa (Struum)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Coosa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alabama (elv)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alabama River”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alabama-Coosa River”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Coosa (elv)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Coosa River”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Etowah (elv)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Etowah River”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mobile (elv)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mobile River”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oostanaula (elv)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oostanaula River”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tombigbee (elv)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tombigbee River”
  • Norwegian: “Alabama-Coosa River”
  • Polish: “Coosa River”
  • Romanian: “Râul Coosa”
  • Russian: “Куса”
  • Spanish: “Coosa (rio)”
  • Spanish: “Coosa (río)”
  • Spanish: “Rio Coosa”
  • Spanish: “Río Coosa”
  • Venetian: “Coosa”
  • Welsh: “Afon Coosa”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Quail Walk Golf Course and Pine View Memorial Gardens.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Coosa River”. Photo: Mike Cline, Public domain.