Spanish River (Alabama)
General data
- Name: Spanish River (Alabama)
- Water system: Gulf of Mexico
- Water type: Distributary
- Source: Mobile River
- Progression: Mobile Bay -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Subtropical
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
The Spanish River is a brackish distributary river that forms part of the border between Baldwin and Mobile counties in Alabama.
It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) long and is influenced by tides.
It begins at the northernmost tip of Blakeley Island, where it diverges from the Mobile River, flows along the eastern edge of Blakeley and Pinto islands, and discharges into Mobile Bay south of Pinto Island.