GA Rivers
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Why are rivers important?
Which rivers are the major rivers of GA?
Where are the major rivers of GA located?
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If you look at a map of Georgia and Alabama, you see that the Chattahoochee River, to the west divides Georgia from Alabama.
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Flowing for 400 miles, the Chattahoochee River is the longest river in Georgia.
The Chattahoochee River runs through Georgia and into Florida.
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Chattahoochee is a Native American name meaning “painted rock.
This river begins in the Blue Ridge Region.
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The Chattooga River serves as part of the boundary between Georgia, South Carolina after leaving North Carolina.
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The fifty-mile Chattooga River begins at the base of Whitesides Mountain.
Cherokee Indians occupied the Chattooga River watershed prior to European arrival.
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Chattooga has a variety of meanings, including: “he drank by sips,” or “he has crossed the stream and come out upon the other side.”
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Today, Chattooga River is a popular destination for rafters, canoers, and kayakers.
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The Ocmulgee River is located in the middle or the sate. Long ago, there were Native American villages located along the Ocmulgee River.
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The name Ocmulgee is from a Creek Indian word that means, “bubbling water.”
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The Ocmulgee begins that an elevation of around 1,000 feet above sea level in the headwaters of the Yellow and South rivers in north central GA.
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As cotton production expanded into the rich Lower Ocmulgee bottomlands, steamboats navigation offered the fastest route to coastal markets.
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Today, Ocmulgee River is famous for the Ocmulgee Trail and Ocmulgee State Park.
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The Savannah River runs into the Atlantic Ocean.
Though the Savannah itself begins in the Piedmont Region.
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The Savannah River, one of GA’s longest and largest waterways, defines most of the boundary between GA and South Carolina.
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Savannah River is a major electricity-generating facility operated by GA Power Company.
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On the coast, the Savannah River is the shipping channel for the Port of Savannah, the nation’s tenth-busiest port.
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Savannah River is one of GA’s most important seaports. Big ships travel this river to take GA goods to other places.
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Savannah National Wildlife Refuge is one of GA’s prime bird-watching spots.
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Oconee river is 282 mi. long, rising in the Appalachian Mountains, North GA.
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The Oconee River begins in Hall County in North GA. It flows through Athens.
As the Oconee River travels south, it joins the Ocmulgee River.
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The name of the river is from an early Creek Indian settlement in northeast Baldwin County called Oconee Old Town.
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Oconee is the Creek word for “the place of springs” or “the water eyes of the hills.”
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Oconee River Whitewater Rafting is very popular!
Oconee River is also popular for camping!
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Altamaha River is a major river of the American state of GA.
It flows generally eastward for 137 miles from its origin of the Oconee River and Ocmulgee River towards the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Altamaha River is 137 miles long and runs from central GA to the southeastern coast of the state.
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The Altamaha River has been declared the 7th most endangered river in the US due to the loss of water flow that has resulted form power plants along the shoreline.
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Oconee River is known for fishing.
*Flathead Catfish
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The Flint River is an approximately 150 miles long river.
The Flint River stretches from the Piedmont to the Chattahoochee River in southwest GA.
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The Flint River is famous for floods. Fifteen years ago, a tropical storm made the river rise.
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The Flint River flood is one of the worst natural disasters in GA history.
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The St. Marys River flows into the Okefenokee Swamp. It is the largest swamp in the United States.
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St. Marys River is approximately 90miles long.
St. Marys River is named after the Irish saint St. Mary.
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There are many alligators that live in the St. Marys River.