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The ACF River Basin is the watershed
Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
 of the Apalachicola
Apalachicola River

The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 112 mi long in the U.S. state Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin for short, drains an area of approximately 19,500 sq mi into the Gulf of Mexico....
/Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee River

The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the Appalachian Mountains of northeastern Georgia , near the Carolinas, to the southwestward to Atlanta and through its suburbs....
/Flint
Flint River (Georgia)

The Flint River is an approximately long river, in the U.S. state of Georgia . The river drains 8,460 sq mi of western Georgia, flowing south from the upper Piedmont region south of Atlanta, Georgia to the wetlands of the coastal plain in the southwestern corner of the state....
 River
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 Basin, in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, that begins in northern Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
 and flows into the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Considered a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is an oceanic basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba....
 at Apalachicola Bay
Apalachicola Bay

Apalachicola Bay is an estuary and lagoon located on Florida's northwest coast renowned for its oysters. The Apalachicola Bay system also includes St....
, near Apalachicola, Florida
Apalachicola, Florida

Apalachicola is a city in Franklin County, Florida, Florida on US 98 about 80 miles southwest of Tallahassee. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census....
. The basin drains an area of more than 19,300 square miles (50,000 kmē).

These states and Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
 have been involved in a water-use dispute for two decades. Georgia has also lobbied the United States Congress
United States Congress

The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
 to end navigation
Navigation

Navigation is the process of reading, and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks....
 on the Appalachicola and lower Chattahoochee, to conserve more water during droughts.






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The ACF River Basin is the watershed
Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
 of the Apalachicola
Apalachicola River

The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 112 mi long in the U.S. state Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin for short, drains an area of approximately 19,500 sq mi into the Gulf of Mexico....
/Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee River

The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the Appalachian Mountains of northeastern Georgia , near the Carolinas, to the southwestward to Atlanta and through its suburbs....
/Flint
Flint River (Georgia)

The Flint River is an approximately long river, in the U.S. state of Georgia . The river drains 8,460 sq mi of western Georgia, flowing south from the upper Piedmont region south of Atlanta, Georgia to the wetlands of the coastal plain in the southwestern corner of the state....
 River
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 Basin, in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, that begins in northern Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
 and flows into the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Considered a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is an oceanic basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba....
 at Apalachicola Bay
Apalachicola Bay

Apalachicola Bay is an estuary and lagoon located on Florida's northwest coast renowned for its oysters. The Apalachicola Bay system also includes St....
, near Apalachicola, Florida
Apalachicola, Florida

Apalachicola is a city in Franklin County, Florida, Florida on US 98 about 80 miles southwest of Tallahassee. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census....
. The basin drains an area of more than 19,300 square miles (50,000 kmē).

These states and Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
 have been involved in a water-use dispute for two decades. Georgia has also lobbied the United States Congress
United States Congress

The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
 to end navigation
Navigation

Navigation is the process of reading, and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks....
 on the Appalachicola and lower Chattahoochee, to conserve more water during droughts. Keeping the two rivers at a navigable depth during these times requires large releases from dam
Dam

A dam is a barrier that Reservoirs surface water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates, levees, and Dike are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions....
s upstream, sending potential drinking water downstream for shipping, and often dropping lakes to levels dangerous to boaters.

Other concerns include harvests of oyster
Oyster

The common name oyster is used for a number of different groups of bivalve mollusks, most of which live in marine habitats or brackish water....
s in Apalachicola Bay, which require a large enough flow of fresh water to prevent excessive saltwater intrusion
Saltwater intrusion

Saltwater intrusion is a process that occurs in virtually all coastal aquifers, where they are in hydraulic continuity with seawater.It consists in salt water flowing inland in freshwater aquifers....
 from the Gulf. The cost of dredging silt
Silt

Silt is soil or Rock derived granular material of a Particle size between sand and clay. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment in a surface water body....
, much of it from uncontrolled growth across metro Atlanta's fine red clay soil, has also been called wasteful to float so little ship traffic.

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