The Apalachee River is a distributary river in Baldwin County, Alabama that forms part of the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta.

It branches off from the Tensaw River at 30°44′36″N 87°55′55″W / 30.74333°N 87.93194°W / 30.74333; -87.93194.

From there it flows southward for approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) before emptying into Mobile Bay at 30°39′39″N 87°57′31″W / 30.66074°N 87.95860°W / 30.66074; -87.95860.

[1] Apalachee comes from the Hitchiti word apalahchi, which means "on the other side".

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