1. GEORGIA’S 7 LARGEST RIVERS
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/georgia/placesweprotect/g
eorgia-altamaha-river-project.xml

2. FLINT RIVER
≈ It is 150 miles long
≈ Flows through Western Georgia and into
Florida
≈ Famous for floods
http://sl3213.k12.sd.us/state/photos.htm

3. OCMULGEE RIVER
 Located in the in the middle of the state
ˉ Ocmulgee is a creek word that means
‘’bubbling waters’’
ˉ An important source of water in Macon
Georgia
http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/article/5086

4. ST. MARYS
 90 miles long
 Flows into the Okefenokee swamp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Marys_River_(Florida%E2%80%93Georgia)

5. OCONEE RIVER
 Flows through Athens
 Begins in Hall county in North Georgia
www.flickr.com/photos/alan_cressler/6129298932/N GEORGIA BY CATHY HODGE

6. SAVANNAH RIVER
 Runs into the Atlantic ocean
 Is one of Georgia most important seaports
www.flickr.com/photos/alan_cressler/6129298932/N GEORGIA BY CATHY HODGE

7. ALTAMAHA RIVER
 Manatees swim in this river
http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/altamahar
ivermcintosh3.htm

8. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
 Is a native American word meaning ‘’painted
rock’’
 Travels through the western part of the state
http://www.peachtreecorners.com/Chattahoochee_River_Jones_Bridge_Park/chattaho
2.htm

9. SOURCES
 http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/united
states/georgia/placesweprotect/georgia-altamaha-river-
project.xml
I LIVE IN GEORGIA BY
 http://sl3213.k12.sd.us/state/photos.htm CATHY HODGE
http://www.landscapeonline.com/researc
h/article/5086
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Marys_Ri
ver_(Florida%E2%80%93Georgia)

10. SOURCES
 http://www.peachtreecorners.com/Chattahoochee_River_Jones_Bridge_Park/chattaho2.ht
m
http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/altamah
arivermcintosh3.htm
www.flickr.com/photos/alan_cressler/612
9298932/N GEORGIA BY CATHY HODGE