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US 17 crossing the river in Chatham County, Georgia. The Ogeechee River is a 294-mile-long (473 km) [1] blackwater river in the U.S. state of Georgia.It heads at the confluence of its North and South Forks, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-southwest of Crawfordville and flowing generally southeast to Ossabaw Sound about 16 miles (26 km) south of Savannah. [2]
From that point, the river flows through salt marshes and widens considerably, crossing under Georgia State Route 204 west of the Windsor Forest section of Savannah, and ending at Ossabaw Sound just north of the mouth of the Ogeechee River. The entire Little Ogeechee River is 42.8 miles (68.9 km) long. [1]
The historic Savannah–Ogeechee Barge Canal is one of the prime relics in the history of southern canals.Beginning with the tidal lock at the Savannah River, the waterway continues through four lift locks as it traverses 16.5 miles (26.6 km), before reaching another tidal lock at the Ogeechee River at Fort Stewart.
Roughly along I-95, between the Savannah and Ogeechee Rivers 32°03′40″N 81°13′18″W / 32.06112°N 81.22157°W / 32.06112; -81.22157 ( Savannah and Ogeechee Chatham
The Ogeechee River gauge near Richmond Hill logged a peak of 10.19 feet around 7 p ... Flooding in the White Oak neighborhood Sunday was up to nearly 5 feet when a Savannah Morning News reporter ...
Savannah City Manager Jay Melder said the Ogeechee is still rising near Savannah neighborhoods, although city models show it may crest Sunday instead of Monday or Tuesday. It will likely rise to ...
Fort McAllister State Park is a 1,725 acres (698 ha) Georgia state park located near Keller and Richmond Hill in south Bryan County, Georgia and on the south bank of the Ogeechee River (some parts of the park border the Atlantic Ocean). It is roughly ten miles south of Savannah.
The flooring is buckled in the hall of Patricia and Jeff's home on Thursday, August 15, 2024 after flood waters receded along the Ogeechee River off Middle Landing Road in Chatham County.