Fowl River is a river in Mobile County, Alabama. It originates at 30°33?22?N 88°14?07?W? / ?30.55602°N 88.23528°W? / 30.55602; -88.23528 near Theodore and then splits into the East Fowl River and the West Fowl River. The East Fowl River discharges into Mobile Bay at 30°27?07?N 88°06?22?W? / ?30.45186°N 88.10611°W? / 30.45186; -88.10611 near Belle Fontaine. The West Fowl River discharges into the Mississippi Sound at 30°21?51?N 88°11?17?W? / ?30.36408°N 88.18805°W? / 30.36408; -88.18805 near Coden. [1] It was named by the original French colonists as the Riviere aux Poules[1], which can be translated into English as Fowl River.