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The Altamaha River / ˈɑːltəməhɑː / 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. No dams are directly on the Altamaha, though ...
At 71,000 acres (290 km 2), it is the third-largest artificial lake east of the Mississippi River, behind the Kentucky Lake on the Tennessee River and Lake Marion on the Santee River. The J. Strom Thurmond Dam is located upstream from Augusta, Georgia. The Thurmond Lake is one of the Southeast's largest and most popular public recreation lakes.
Ocmulgee River. The Ocmulgee River (/ ɒkˈmʌlɡiː /) is a western tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi (410 km) long, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the westernmost major tributary of the Altamaha. [1] It was formerly known by its Hitchiti name of Ocheese Creek, from which the Creek (Muscogee) people derived their name.
Flint River at Sprewell Bluff Park. The Flint River is a 344-mile-long (554 km) [1] river in the U.S. state of Georgia. The river drains 8,460 square miles (21,900 km 2) of western Georgia, flowing south from the upper Piedmont region south of Atlanta to the wetlands of the Gulf Coastal Plain in the southwestern corner of the state.
Hazel Creek. Herb River. Hiwassee River. Hog Wallow Creek. Hudson River (Georgia) Ichawaynochaway Creek. Jacks River. Jerico River. Johns Creek (Chattahoochee River tributary)
The highest area in Georgia is Brasstown Bald which is 1,458 m (4,783 ft) above sea level, while the lowest is at sea level, at the Atlantic Ocean. Georgia is located at approximately 33° N 83.5° W. The state has a total area of 154,077 km 2 (59,489 sq mi) and the geographic center is located in Twiggs County. [3]
Lake Hartwell is a man-made reservoir bordering Georgia and South Carolina and encompassing parts of the Savannah, Tugaloo, and Seneca rivers. Lake Hartwell is one of the Southeastern United States' largest recreation lakes. The lake was created by the construction of the Hartwell Dam, completed in 1962 and located on the Savannah River seven ...
The Satilla River rises in Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States, near the town of Fitzgerald, and flows in a mostly easterly direction to the Atlantic Ocean. Along its approximately 235-mile (378 km) [1] course are the cities of Waycross, Waynesville, and Woodbine. The Satilla drains almost 4,000 square miles (10,000 km 2) of land, all of it ...