TRIBUTARIES

The US EPA divides watersheds into tributary subasins as well as into hydrologic sections such as upper, middle and lower segments of a river basin. This section evaluates each of the significant sections and tributaries to the Conecuh / Escambia system in Alabama and portions of Florida.

PATSALIGA CREEK

Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)	03140302
Tributaries	Blue Creek, Buck Creek, Dry Creek, Greenbrier Creek, Horse Creek, Little Patsaliga Creek, Olustee Creek, Piney Woods Creek, Pond Creek, Sawyer Creek, Silom Creek, Weaver Mill Creek
Major towns	Luverne, AL
Counties the sub-basin occupies	It flows through Butler, Crenshaw, Montgomery, Pike, and Covington counties.
Acres within sub-basin	810
Square miles within sub-basin	586

Source : EPA Surf Your Watershed

aproximate altitudes of the larger towns in Escambia county are as follows: Brewton-80 feet; Pollard-65 feet; Flomaton-75 feet;; and Wallace-170 feet.

UPPER CONECUH

Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)	03140301
Tributaries	Beeman Creek Brushy Creek Buck Creek Dry Creek Hornet Creek Log Creek, Mannings Creek Pastaliga River Providence Creek Sepulga River
Major towns	Troy and River Falls, Alabama.
Counties the sub-basin occupies	Coffee Crenshaw Escambia Montgomery Bullock Pike Conecuh Covington
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SEPULGA

The Sepulga River derived its name from a compound Indian term, “Sucka Pulga” which means Hog’s Creek. “A tradition, derived from the Indians, is to the following effect: The Indians lost a large herd of swine from drowing in the stream where Sowell’s Bridge now spans the creek. The native tribes were accustomed to drive hogs, fattened on the luxuriant mast in the oak and hickory swamps of Lowndes and Montgomery counties, to Pensacola. A drove of these hogs having been drowned at the above mentioned point, the name Sucka (hog) and Pulga (creek) was given it; and for convenience, the Anglo-Saxons have corrupted the name into Sepulga.” (Riley)

The Sepulga River sub-basin is highly unique in that as of 1997, 97.57% of the basin was forested by pine, hardwood, and mixed pine/hardwood forests. Very few basins have such a high percentage of forested land. Only 2.43% of the basin is designated as urban or agricultural. However, very little of this forest cover is natural forest. These lands are managed for silviculture by Alabama’s forest industry. (Hamilton)

Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)	03140303
Tributaries	Bottle Creek, Halls Creek, Long Creek, Muscle Creek, Old Town Creek, Panther Creek, Persimmon Creek, Pigeon Creek, Reedy Creek, Rocky Creek, Stallings Creek, Three Run Creek
Major towns	Butler Crenshaw Escambia Lowndes Conecuh Covington Monroe
Counties the sub-basin occupies
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Bottle Creek harbors a mussel considered endangered, the Alabama pearlshell, and another of special concern, the Southern Pocketbook

LOWER CONECUH

Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)	03140304
Tributaries	Burnt Corn Creek, Cane Creek, Dean Creek, Hall Creek, Little Escambia Creek, Murder Creek, Narrow Gap Creek, Panther Creek, Smith Creek
Major towns	Brewton, AL East Brewton, AL Castleberry, AL
Counties the sub-basin occupies	Escambia, AL Conecuh, AL Monroe, AL Escambia, FL Santa Rosa, FL
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Big Escambia Creek has been virtually absent of any mussel fauna in recent surveys despite adequate habitat and water quality. (McGregor)

Murder Creek derived its name, according to Colonel Pickett, in his History of Alabama, vol II, page 82, from a bloody tragedy enacted upon its banks in 1788. At one time, due to the profitability of boat owners, Murder Creek was attempted to be made navigable. However, after ineffectual attempts the proposition was determined non-feasible. (Riley p.97)

ESCAMBIA

Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)	03140305
Tributaries
Major towns	Flomaton, AL Atmore, AL Jay, FL Molino, FL
Counties the sub-basin occupies	Escambia, AL Conecuh, AL Monroe, AL Escambia, FL Santa Rosa, FL
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Atmore has an elevation of about 285 feet above sea level.

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PATSALIGA CREEK

Blue Creek, Buck Creek, Dry Creek, Greenbrier Creek, Horse Creek, Little Patsaliga Creek, Olustee Creek, Piney Woods Creek, Pond Creek, Sawyer Creek, Silom Creek, Weaver Mill Creek

Source : EPA Surf Your Watershed

UPPER CONECUH

LOWER CONECUH