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The Altamaha River / ˈ ɑː l t ə m ə h ɑː / is a major river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It flows generally eastward for 137 miles (220 km) from its origin at the confluence of the Oconee River and Ocmulgee River towards the Atlantic Ocean , where it empties into the ocean near Brunswick, Georgia .
Altamaha River • average: 31.78 cu ft/s (0.900 m 3 /s) at mouth with Altamaha River [3] Basin features; Progression: Altamaha River → Altamaha Sound → Atlantic Ocean: River system: Altamaha: Tributaries • right: Bull Branch: Bridges: Akin Road, US 25, Akin Road, River Road
The river's source is formed at an elevation of around 530 feet above sea level. [1] The Ocmulgee River flows from the dam southeast past Macon, which was founded on the Fall Line. It joins the Oconee from the northwest (241 miles downstream from Jackson Lake) to form the Altamaha near Lumber City. [1]
In Georgia, the Divide generally separates the Apalachicola River, watershed in the west from the Savannah River and Altamaha River watersheds to the east, passing through the Atlanta metropolitan area and extending past the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains southeasterly across the Georgia plateau. In southern Georgia, it separates the ...
The northern and eastern two-thirds of Wayne County, from north of Odum to south and east of Screven, is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the basin by the same name. The entire western edge of the county is located in the Little Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys River-Satilla River basin.
The lake is located approximately 11 miles from the city of Ludowici. Water flows from the lake into a tributary of the Altamaha River. The point where that short tributary flows into the Altamaha is known as Old Hell Bight.
The Alcovy River (pronunciation: al-CO-vee) is a 69-mile-long (111 km) [1] tributary of the Ocmulgee River in north-central Georgia in the United States. It is part of the watershed of the Altamaha River , which flows to the Atlantic Ocean .
Map of the Altamaha River system with Oconee highlighted. The Oconee River is a 220-mile-long (350 km) [1] river in the U.S. state of Georgia.Its origin is in Hall County and it terminates where it joins the Ocmulgee River to form the Altamaha River near Lumber City at the borders of Montgomery County, Wheeler County, and Jeff Davis County.