Oconee River
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The Oconee River is a 220-mile-long (350 km)[1] river in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its origin is in Hall County and it terminates where it joins the Ocmulgee River to form the Altamaha River near Lumber City at the borders of Montgomery County, Wheeler County, and Jeff Davis County. South of Athens, two forks, known as the Middle Oconee River and North Oconee River, which flow for 55–65 miles (89–105 km) upstream, converge to form the Oconee River.[2] Milledgeville, the former capital city of Georgia, lies on the Oconee River.
The
Course
The Oconee River passes through the
Name origin
The river's name derives from the Oconee, a
River pollution
One of the main sources of pollution comes from
The second biggest form of pollution in the river is
The third largest source of pollution is sedimentation, typically caused by construction and urbanization.[citation needed]
Crossings
Crossings of the Oconee River include:
- Oconee River Bridge, east of Downtown Milledgeville, site of American Civil War resistance of the Fourth Kentucky Regiment, plus a unit of convicts from the Milledgeville penitentiary and a battalion of Georgia Military Institute cadets vs. a Union army corps (part of Sherman's March to the Sea).[citation needed]
- The Herschel Lovett Bridge is a
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map. Accessed April 21, 2011
- ^ "Ocenee River". Georgia River Network. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ Oconee River Greenway, oconeerivergreenway.org. Accessed November 8, 2022.
- ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Georgia Environmental Protective Division; Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Fish Consumption Guidelines http://gaepd.org/Documents/fish_guide.html
- ^ Thompson, Scott Laurens County, p. 120, at Google Books