Major Cities
A number of significant cities lie on the banks of the Coosa River. They include:
- Childersburg, Alabama - near Lay Lake
- Gadsden, Alabama - between Weiss and H. Neely Henry lakes
- Rainbow City, Alabama - on the Coosa due south of Gadsden
- Rome, Georgia - headwaters
- Southside, Alabama - on the Coosa due south of Rainbow City
- Wetumpka, Alabama - near confluence with Tallapoosa River forming the Alabama River
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