Gibbons, WhitUnited States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Frangiamore, Christa S.2004-08-09Encyclopedia article about the Altamaha River. The third largest contributor of freshwater to the Atlantic Ocean on North America's eastern shore, the Altamaha River basin lies entirely within the state of Georgia. The Altamaha River, formed by the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers near Lumber City and joined farther downstream by the Ohoopee River, flows more than 130 straight-line miles from its northernmost points to its entry into the Atlantic Ocean north of Brunswick. The Altamaha River basin drains nearly one quarter of the state of Georgia, with its 14,000-square-mile watershed reaching from the upper Piedmont to the Lower Coastal Plain and encompassing the cities of Athens, Macon, Milledgeville, and parts of Atlanta.GSE identifier: SS8G1text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Altamaha River (Ga.)Rivers--GeorgiaAltamaha RiverText