Locust Fork River

The Locust Fork is a 158-mile long tributary of the Black Warrior River. It originates in Etowah County and drains central Blount County and norther Jefferson County. It is named for the black locust trees found along its banks.

Since 1915 its confluence with the Mulberry Fork to form the Black Warrior has been subsumed by the impoundment of Bankhead Lake.

The river's numerous stretches of white water have made it popular for recreation.

In the late 1980s the Birmingham Water Works Board proposed damming the Locust Fork to create a new reservoir. The controversial plan has not moved forward.

Blount County's Taylor Riverside Park, located between Blountsville and Susan Moore, opened to the public in April 2024.

Tributaries

Hurricane Creek Bunch Creek Byrd Creek Samuel's Chapel Creek Robbin's Branch Payne Branch Bristow Creek Little Cove Creek Phillips Branch Clear Creek Kenchelow Creek Slab Branch Mill Branch Booker Branch Handley Branch Honey Branch Hood Creek Sawmill Branch Graves Creek Austin Creek Little Scirum Creek Big Scirum Creek Little Warrior River

Tucker Creek Sugar Creek Pannell Creek Hallmark Creek White's Creek Hayes Creek Dean's Ferry Branch Kelly Creek Long's Branch Gurley Creek Hogeland Creek Lick Creek Turkey Creek Crooked Creek Ward Creek Trouble Creek Campbell Creek Cane Creek Five Mile Creek Obes Creek Village Creek Fishtrap Branch

External links

• Friends of the Locust Fork River website