Alapahoochee River

Summary

The Alapahoochee River is a 14.4-mile-long (23.2 km)[1] tributary of the Alapaha River in Georgia and Florida in the United States. Via the Alapaha and Suwannee rivers, its waters flow to the Gulf of Mexico.

Alapahoochee River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGeorgia
Length14.4 miles (23.2 km)

The river rises on the boundary between Lowndes and Echols counties at the confluence of Grand Bay Creek and Mud Creek, about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Valdosta. The river flows southeast through Echols County, crossing into Hamilton County, Florida, around 2 miles (3 km) above its confluence with the Alapaha River near the town of Jennings.

Other names: Little River, Little Alapaha and Grand Bay Creek.

Crossings edit

Crossing Carries Image Location ID number Coordinates

Georgia edit

  SR 376 30°42′14″N 83°07′17″W / 30.7038°N 83.1213°W / 30.7038; -83.1213
J. Frank Culpepper Road 30°40′24″N 83°06′17″W / 30.6734°N 83.1047°W / 30.6734; -83.1047
  SR 135 30°37′43″N 83°05′16″W / 30.6287°N 83.0879°W / 30.6287; -83.0879

Florida edit

NW 9th Drive/Swilley Road 30°36′59″N 83°04′47″W / 30.6163°N 83.0797°W / 30.6163; -83.0797

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 18, 2011

External links edit

  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alapahoochee River
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)

30°36′9″N 83°4′27″W / 30.60250°N 83.07417°W / 30.60250; -83.07417