Wilmington River (Georgia)
| Wilmington River | |
|---|---|
Skidaway Island | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Georgia |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°55′16″N 80°56′15″W / 31.92105°N 80.93761°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
The Wilmington River is a 17.3-mile-long (27.8 km)[1] tidal river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was originally called St. Augustine's Creek.[2] A creek of the same name exists to the northwest of downtown Savannah.
The Wilmington River flows through
Skidaway Island, and Wassaw Island
to the west and south.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 26, 2011
- ^ "BONAVENTURE: A HISTORICAL SKETCH" - Telfair.org, July 27, 2018
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilmington River
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)