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The Chattahoochee River (/ ˌ tʃ æ t ə ˈ h uː tʃ i /) is a river in the Southeastern United States.It forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida and Georgia border.
However, Nancy Creek–another Chattahoochee River tributary–did reach a record level, destroying the Peachtree-Dunwoody Road bridge (which would reopen on March 23, 2010). The western side of the Interstate 285 beltway crosses the Chattahoochee River. This section of the interstate was completely underwater for several days.
The Ramblin' Raft Race was an annual Memorial Day weekend raft race on the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta that lasted from 1969 to 1980. At its peak, more than 300,000 rafters partook in the race. After American Rafting Association stopped running the event and WQXI ran the event ontheir own in 1980, a drowning occurred.
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Wahoo Creek-Little River (Chattahoochee River tributary) Walter F. George Lake; West Point Lake; Willeo Creek
The Chattahoochee River restoration began by removing legacy dams 10 years ago. More resources are needed to keep tabs on fish, a key indicator of river health. Dozens of ‘suckers’ but no ...
The Grand River went above bankfull on the night of March 24, rising slowly for the next four days. It broke the previous high-water mark by over 60 cm (2.0 ft), and was considered a once in 100 year flood. Over one-half of the population on the west side of the river was inundated. On the east bank of the river, numerous factories went underwater.
The Acorn Creek-Chattahoochee River watershed is part of the larger Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding watershed which has an area of 1,950,182 acres. [16] In Carroll County, where Acorn Creek flows into the path of the Chattahoochee river, the scar of the Brevard Fault is visible. [17] The fault is a geologic feature that spans several states.