The Cahaba River (IMAGE)

University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa

The Cahaba River

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The Cahaba River, shown here near the Bibb County, Ala. rediscovery site, is home to 121 species of fish, 38 species of mussels and 32 species of snails. A freshwater snail declared extinct in 2000 was recently rediscovered in the river by a University of Alabama graduate student.

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Paul Johnson, ADCNR

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