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The North Newport River is a 26-mile-long (42 km) [1] tidal river in Liberty County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It rises just west of Interstate 95 , 15 miles (24 km) south of Richmond Hill , and flows generally east-southeast to its mouth at the Medway River and St. Catherines Sound on the Atlantic Ocean .
The South Newport River is a 42.6-mile-long (68.6 km) [1] river on the Atlantic coastal plain in the U.S. state of Georgia.It rises in Long County 3 miles (5 km) south of Walthourville and flows east-southeast, becoming the boundary between Liberty and McIntosh counties.
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The area was once part of the New River drainage, making Johns Creek, Sinking Creek, and Craig Creek tributaries of the New River. However, as much as a million years ago, the James River, with a lower route to the ocean, eroded the hills and captured Johns Creek and Craig Creek. Sinking Creek, on a higher plateau, remained a tributary of the ...
The USGS stated that it was greater than a 500-year flood (it does not try to make any greater estimates). The National Weather Service said the chances of having more than 10 inches (25 cm) of rain in a 24-hour period were less than 0.01% per year, making it a 10,000-year event. [3] The previous record flood was 20 feet (6.1 m) in July 1916.
Newport was a thriving community with many businesses. An iron foundry, located on Sinking Creek, made pig iron from ore mined near Newport. A woolen mill in Newport obtained power from a 37-foot diameter overshot water wheel. The mill was later converted into a woodworking plant, then into a blacksmith shop and then into an automobile workshop.
Upatoi Creek is a 35.5-mile-long (57.1 km) [1] river in western Georgia, just outside Columbus. It runs from Upatoi , through South Columbus , and to the Chattahoochee River . The stream begins at the outflow of Juniper Lake at 32°31′58″N 84°36′12″W / 32.53278°N 84.60333°W / 32.53278; -84.60333 [ 2 ] at an elevation of ...