page_title: Mobile–Tensaw River Delta
section_title: Recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Mobile–Tensaw River Delta / Recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center
context_page_description: The Mobile–Tensaw River Delta is the largest river delta and wetland in Alabama. It encompasses approximately 260,000 acres in a 40-by-10-mile area and is the second largest delta in the contiguous United States.
  The delta's northernmost point is the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers and follows a southerly direction that ultimately opens into the head of Mobile Bay through the Mobile, Tensaw, Apalachee, Middle, Blakeley, and Spanish rivers near the Battleship Parkway. It is contained within sections of Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington counties.
context_section_description: Boating and fishing are popular in the Mobile Delta. Boat ramps and water access points are abundant throughout the area. The Bartram Canoe Trail provides a system of waterways by which boaters may explore the delta. The area is known for its excellent bird watching.  Hunting is also a common pastime.
  Most of the Delta is very shallow water. To access these areas airboats, canoes, kayaks, or other small craft are typically used.
  Delta Safaris at 5 Rivers and Delta Guides and Outfitters are two companies who offer both eco and hunting/fishing excursions in and around the delta.
caption: 5 River Delta Resource Center
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