The Tensaw River is a river in Baldwin County, Alabama.

Tensaw River
The Tensaw River in Blakeley, Alabama
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Baldwin County
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	31.06795°N 87.96306°W / 31.06795; -87.96306
Mouth
• coordinates	30.68519°N 88.00695°W / 30.68519; -88.00695
Length	41 miles (66 km)

The name Tensaw is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people.[1]

Overview

It is a distributary of the Mobile River, approximately 41 miles (66 km) long. It is formed as a bayou of the Mobile approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the formation of the Mobile by the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers, at 31.06795°N 87.96306°W / 31.06795; -87.96306.

The Tensaw flows alongside the Mobile and Middle rivers, with the Tensaw being the easternmost flowing river. There are numerous back channels extending off the main channel into Baldwin County. It enters Mobile Bay at 30.68519°N 88.00695°W / 30.68519; -88.00695, near Blakeley and Pinto islands and approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of downtown Mobile.[2]

See also

• Mobile-Tensaw River Delta
• List of Alabama rivers

References