- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Ocmulgee River
- Creator:
- Hulett, Keith
- Date of Original:
- 2004-08-09
- Subject:
- Rivers--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Ocmulgee River. The Ocmulgee River is the westernmost major tributary of the Altamaha River system. The Ocmulgee begins at an elevation of around 1,000 feet above sea level in the headwaters of the Yellow, Alcovy, and South rivers in north central Georgia. Southeast of Atlanta, the rivers flow into the impoundment of Lake Jackson and emerge as the Ocmulgee River, which joins the Oconee River 241 miles downstream to form the Altamaha. Along the way, the Ocmulgee and its tributaries drain an estimated 6,180 square miles in sections of thirty-three counties.
GSE identifier: SS8G1, SS2G1, SS2H2 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/ocmulgee-river/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Ocmulgee River," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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