to unite the citizens of Alabama to protect peoples right to clean, healthy, waters. Alabama Water Watch is dedicated to volunteer citizen monitoring of water quality in Alabama Rivers. The Alabama Power Foundation is a non-profit foundation providing grants for watershed, environmental and community projects along the Tallapoosa River and within the state of Alabama The Coosa River Basin Initiative is a grassroots environmental organization with the mission of informing and empowering citizens so that they may become involved in the process of creating a clean, healthy and economically viable Coosa River Basin. Major cities A number of significant cities lie on the banks of the Tallapoosa River. They include: Heflin, Alabama - headwaters Buchanan, Georgia - headwaters Tallapoosa, Georgia - headwaters Wedowee, Alabama - near R. L Harris Lake (Lake Wedowee) Lineville, Alabama - near R.L harris Lake (Lake Wedowee Wadley, Alabama- on the banks of the Tallapoosa River Alexander City, Alabama - north flank of Lake Martin Dadeville, Alabama - south flank of Lake Martin Tallassee, Alabama - site of Lower Tallassee Dam Wetumpka, Alabama - near confluence with Coosa River forming the Alabama River Montgomery, Alabama - Tallapoosa River is major source (60%) of drinking water for city. References Notes External links Rivers of Alabama Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state) Rivers of Elmore County, Alabama Rivers of Paulding County, Georgia Rivers of Tallapoosa County, Alabama Rivers of Randolph County, Alabama ACT River Basin Alabama placenames of Native American origin Georgia placenames of Native American origin