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The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains or , often called the Appalachians, are a vast mountain range in eastern North America. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians....
 of northeastern 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....
, near the Carolinas, to the southwestward to Atlanta and through its suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
s. It eventually turns to the due south to form the southern half of the Georgia/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....
 state line. Flowing through a series of reservoirs, it flows by Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is the primary city of the Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, an MSA which encompasses all of Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, Marion County, Georgia, and Muscogee County, Georgia counties, Georgia, and Russ...
, the second-largest city in Georgia, and Ft. Benning of the U.S. Army. At Columbus, it crosses the Fall Line
Fall line

In geomorphology, a fall line marks the area where an upland region and a coastal plain meet. Technically, a fall line is an unconformity. A fall line is typically prominent when crossed by a river, for there will often be rapids or waterfalls....
 of the eastern United States
United States

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The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains or , often called the Appalachians, are a vast mountain range in eastern North America. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians....
 of northeastern 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....
, near the Carolinas, to the southwestward to Atlanta and through its suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
s. It eventually turns to the due south to form the southern half of the Georgia/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....
 state line. Flowing through a series of reservoirs, it flows by Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is the primary city of the Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, an MSA which encompasses all of Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, Marion County, Georgia, and Muscogee County, Georgia counties, Georgia, and Russ...
, the second-largest city in Georgia, and Ft. Benning of the U.S. Army. At Columbus, it crosses the Fall Line
Fall line

In geomorphology, a fall line marks the area where an upland region and a coastal plain meet. Technically, a fall line is an unconformity. A fall line is typically prominent when crossed by a river, for there will often be rapids or waterfalls....
 of the eastern 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...
. Farther south it merges with the Flint River
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....
 and other tributaries at Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole

Lake Seminole is a reservoir located in the southwest corner of Georgia along its border with Florida. The Chattahoochee River and Flint River rivers join in the lake, before flowing from the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, which impounds the lake, as the Apalachicola River....
, near Bainbridge to form the Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 panhandle
Panhandle

A panhandle or salient is an informal Political geography term for an elongated tail-like protrusion of a geo-political entity, such as an administrative division or a Sovereignty state that extends into another such entity as a peninsula extends into the water body....
's Apalachicola River
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....
 - the same river, but with a different name, dating back to Colonial times. It is the largest part of the ACF River Basin
ACF River Basin

The ACF River Basin is the drainage basin of the Apalachicola River/Chattahoochee River/Flint River River Basin, in the United States, that begins in northern Georgia and flows into the Gulf of Mexico at Apalachicola Bay, near Apalachicola, Florida....
  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....
.

The name Chattahoochee is thought to come from a Creek Indian word for "painted rock" - possibly referring to the many colorful granite
Granite

Granite is a common and widely occurring type of Intrusion , felsic, igneous rock rock . Granite has a medium to coarse texture, occasionally with some individual crystals larger than the groundmass forming a rock known as Porphyry ....
 outcroppings along the northeast-to-southwest segment of the river. Much of that segment of the river runs through the Brevard fault zone.

The beauty of Chattahoochee River is commemorated in the epic poem "The Song of the Chattahoochee" (1877) by the noted Georgian poet Sidney Lanier
Sidney Lanier

Sidney Lanier was an United States musician and poet....
. Of course, Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River....
 on the Chattahoochee is named for him.

Several lakes, including Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River....
, the Walter F. George Lake
Walter F. George Lake

The Walter F. George Lake, named for Walter F. George , a United States Senator from Georgia, is formed on the Chattahoochee River along the border between Alabama and Georgia ....
, the West Point Lake
West Point Lake

West Point Lake is a manmade lake formed by the damming of the Chattahoochee River by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The lake extends for along the Chattahoochee River on the Alabama-Georgia state line....
, the George W. Andrews Lake
George W. Andrews Lake

George W. Andrews Lake is an U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 29 miles south of Walter F. George Lake and north of Lake Seminole. The lake is very riverine in nature but is noted for good fishing....
, and others are controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, providing hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by hydropower, i.e., the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water....
, flood control
Flood control

In communications, flood control is a feature of many communication protocols designed to prevent overwhelming of a destination receiver. Such controls can be implemented either in software or in hardware, and will often request that the message be resent after the receiver has finished processing....
, domestic & industrial water, recreation
Recreation

Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind. While leisure is more likely a form of entertainment or rest, recreation is active for the participant but in a refreshing and diverting manner....
, and river barge 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....
. The Georgia Power Company
Georgia Power

Georgia Power is an electric utility headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the largest of the four electric utilities that are owned and operated by Southern Company....
 also owns a small series of dams along the middle portion of the river (the Columbus
Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is the primary city of the Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, an MSA which encompasses all of Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, Marion County, Georgia, and Muscogee County, Georgia counties, Georgia, and Russ...
 area) between West Point Lake and Lake Walter F. George. Several smaller and older lakes and dams also provide these services on a much smaller and more localized scale, including Bull Sluice Lake
Bull Sluice Lake

Bull Sluice Lake is a small lake located along the Chattahoochee River in northern Georgia , in the northern suburbs of metro Atlanta. It is , and is held back by Morgan Falls Dam....
, which is held by Morgan Falls Dam. This dam was built by the Georgia Railway and Power Company in 1902 to provide electric power for the antique Atlanta trolley system, long since replaced by other forms of transportation.

At various points, the Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee

Chattahoochee may refer to several places or things in the southeastern United States:Places*Chattahoochee River, a river in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida...
 serves as the boundary between several counties and cities, as well as forming the lower half of the boundary between 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....
 and 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....
.

Within Georgia, it divides:
  • Habersham County
    Habersham County, Georgia

    Habersham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created on December 15, 1818 and named for Colonel Joseph Habersham....
     and White County
    White County, Georgia

    White County is located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created on December 22, 1857. As of 2000, the population was 19,944....
  • Forsyth County
    Forsyth County, Georgia

    Forsyth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 98,407. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 158,914 ....
     and Gwinnett County
    Gwinnett County, Georgia

    Gwinnett County is a suburban county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created on December 15, 1818. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population was 588,448....
  • Fulton County
    Fulton County, Georgia

    Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . Its county seat is Atlanta, Georgia, the state capital and principal city of the Atlanta metropolitan area....
     and Gwinnett County
  • Sandy Springs
    Sandy Springs, Georgia

    Sandy Springs, Georgia, is a city in north Georgia , incorporated in December 2005. It is an affluent suburb of Atlanta, Georgia and is the eighth largest city in the state....
     and Roswell
    Roswell, Georgia

    Roswell is a city located in northern Fulton County, Georgia and a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2008 the population is estimated to be 101,851....
  • Cobb County
    Cobb County, Georgia

    Cobb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . Its county seat and largest city is Marietta, Georgia, which is located in the center of the county....
     and Fulton County
  • Douglas County
    Douglas County, Georgia

    Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 92,174. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 124,495 ....
     and Fulton County
  • Carroll County
    Carroll County, Georgia

    Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the population was 87,268. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 111,954 ....
     and Fulton County
  • Carroll County and Coweta County
    Coweta County, Georgia

    Coweta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 89,215. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 118,936....


In a rather unusual way, Atlanta is built upon the crest of a large ridge, rather than on the river. This has kept much of the natural scenic beauty of the section that runs through metropolitan Atlanta. This is so much so that the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area preserves a series of sites between Atlanta, Georgia and Lake Sidney Lanier along the Chattahoochee River....
, spread across several disconnected units, protects many of the river banks north of the metropolis
Metropolis

A metropolis , also referred to as a metropolitan, is a big city, in most cases with over half a million inhabitants in the city proper, and with a population of at least one million living in its Agglomeration....
.

The non-profit organization
Organization

An organization is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its environment....
 "Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

Established in 1994, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is an environmental advocacy organization with more than 5,000 members dedicated solely to protecting and restoring the Chattahoochee River Drainage basin....
" is a watchdog
Watchdog

Dog*guard dog, a dog who barks to alert their owners of an intruder's presenceIn computing* Watchdog timer, a device in computer systems* Event Log Watchdog, a freeware software program...
 group for the northern half of the river.

Controversy has come to the river rather recently because of the enormous growth of metropolitan Atlanta, and the resulting great increase in water withdrawals from the river. Oysters in the 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....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, depend on the brackish water mixture of river and ocean water, and the alternating freshwater
Freshwater

Freshwater is a word that refers to bodies of water such as ponds, lakes, rivers and streams containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids....
 and saltwater flows that the river and the tides provide. Interbasin water transfers also occur, where water is withdrawn from the Chattahoochee, but then discharged as treated sewage
Sewage

Sewage is the mainly liquid waste containing some solids produced by humans which typically consists of washing water, feces, urine, laundry waste and other material which goes down Plumbing fixture from households and industry....
 water into another river, such as the Oconee River
Oconee River

The Oconee River is a river which has its origin in Hall County, Georgia, and terminates 170 miles later where it joins the Ocmulgee River to form the Altamaha River near Lumber City, Georgia at the borders of Montgomery County, Georgia, Wheeler County, Georgia, and Jeff Davis County, Georgia....
, which flows to the Atlantic Seaboard. The Congress of the United States has been asked to intervene to put navigation of the lower Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee

Chattahoochee may refer to several places or things in the southeastern United States:Places*Chattahoochee River, a river in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida...
, south of Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is the primary city of the Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, an MSA which encompasses all of Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, Marion County, Georgia, and Muscogee County, Georgia counties, Georgia, and Russ...
, by river barge
Barge

A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Most barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats....
 last on the priority lists, since many people consider this to be a waste of water during drought
Drought

A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation ....
s, and an aggravation of the fight between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama over rights to the river water. The lawsuit
Lawsuit

In law, a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court in which the party commencing the action, called the plaintiff, seeks a legal remedy or equitable remedy....
 is now in court
Court

A court is a body, often a government institution, with the authority to adjudication legal disputes and dispense private law, criminal justice, or administrative law justice in accordance with rules of law....
, and that may take quite a few years to resolve.

Flooding

The most recent major flood
Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
 along the river occurred in September 2004, as a result of Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Ivan was the strongest hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was often dubbed in the media as Ivan the Terrible. The cyclone formed as a Cape Verde-type hurricane in early September and became the ninth named storm, the sixth tropical cyclone, and the fourth major hurricane of the year....
 (which also came on the heels of Hurricane Frances
Hurricane Frances

Hurricane Frances was the sixth named tropical cyclone, the fourth tropical cyclone, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season....
). At Vinings at the northwestern Atlanta city limit, it rose to 22.6 feet (6.9 meters) late on 16 September, far above its flood stage of 14.0 feet (4.3 meters). Numerous tributaries also swelled far over and beyond their banks. These were the highest water levels seen since 1990, and the second-highest ever since the large Buford Dam was built upstream. The National Weather Service
National Weather Service

The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States Federal government of the United States....
 in Peachtree City estimated that this was a nearly 100-year flood
100-year flood

A one-hundred-year flood is calculated to be the level of flood water expected to be equaled or exceeded every 100 years on average. The 100-year flood is more accurately referred to as the 1% flood, since it is a flood that has a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any single year....
 event. At Helen
Helen, Georgia

Helen is a city located on the Chattahoochee River in White County, Georgia in the north of the United States state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the city's population was 420....
, above the (Buford ?) dam, the river rose to 6.8 feet or 2.1 meters, just above the flood stage of 6.0 feet or 1.8 meters.



Gauges

Stream gauge
Stream gauge

A stream gauge, or stream gage, refers to a site along a stream where measurements of volumetric Discharge are made....
s are located:
  • at Helen
    Helen, Georgia

    Helen is a city located on the Chattahoochee River in White County, Georgia in the north of the United States state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the city's population was 420....
     (near downtown)
  • near Cornelia
    Cornelia, Georgia

    Cornelia is a city in Habersham County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 3,674 at the 2000 census. It is home to one of the Cornelia%2C_Georgia#The_Cornelia_Apple, which is displayed on top of an obelisk shaped monument....
     (6 miles or 10 km northwest of)
  • near Buford
    Buford, Georgia

    Buford is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia and Hall County, Georgia counties in the U.S. state of Georgia . The population was 10,668 at the 2000 census....
     (4 miles or 6 km northwest of) immediately down from Buford Dam
  • near Norcross
    Norcross, Georgia

    Norcross is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The city had a population of 8,410 in 2000. Census Estimates for 2005 show a population of 9,887....
     (5 miles or 8 km north of) on Medlock Bridge Road
  • near Roswell
    Roswell, Georgia

    Roswell is a city located in northern Fulton County, Georgia and a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2008 the population is estimated to be 101,851....
     (4 miles or 6 km southeast of) just off old Riverside Road
  • below Morgan Falls Dam TW
  • at Vinings
    Vinings, Georgia

    Vinings is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area town in Cobb County, Georgia, Georgia , just across the Chattahoochee River from Atlanta, Georgia....
     (3 miles or 5 km southwest of) and Atlanta on Pace's Ferry
    Pace's Ferry

    Through much of the 19th century, Pace's Ferry was an important ferry across the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta. Started in the early 1830s near Peachtree Creek, it was run by Hardy Pace, one of the city's founders....
     Road bridge
  • near Campbellton
    Campbellton, Georgia

    Campbellton is an unincorporated area in southwestern Fulton County, Georgia. It was the original county seat for Campbell County, Georgia until after it refused to allow the Atlanta & West Point Railroad line though, on account of the anticipated noise....
     (1 mile or 2 km northwest of) and Fairburn on Georgia 92
    Georgia State Route 92

    Routing State Route 92 begins at Taylor Street in Griffin, Georgia and ends at the intersection of Alpharetta, Georgia Highway and Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell, Georgia....
     bridge
  • at Whitesburg
    Whitesburg, Georgia

    Whitesburg is a town in Carroll County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 596 at the 2000 census. It is the home of McIntosh Reserve, site of the death of William McIntosh of the Creek Indians....
     (2 miles or 3 km southeast of) at Main Street (Georgia 18) bridge
  • at Franklin at Main Street (U.S. 27) bridge in downtown
  • at West Point
    West Point, Georgia

    West Point is a city in Harris County, Georgia and Troup County, Georgia Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,382....
     (1 miles or 2 km "northeast", actually north, of the center of town)
  • at Columbus
    Columbus, Georgia

    Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is the primary city of the Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, an MSA which encompasses all of Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, Marion County, Georgia, and Muscogee County, Georgia counties, Georgia, and Russ...
     on 4th Street N (U.S. 280) bridge to Phenix City, Alabama
    Phenix City, Alabama

    Phenix City is a city in Lee County, Alabama and Russell County, Alabama in the U.S. state of Alabama, although primarily in Russell County. As of 2006, the population of the city was 30,067, according to Census Bureau estimates....
     
  • at Walter F. George Dam
    Walter F. George Lake

    The Walter F. George Lake, named for Walter F. George , a United States Senator from Georgia, is formed on the Chattahoochee River along the border between Alabama and Georgia ....
     (USACE) in Fort Gaines
    Fort Gaines, Georgia

    Fort Gaines is a city in Clay County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 1,110 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Clay County, Georgia....
     
  • at George W. Andrews Lake
    George W. Andrews Lake

    George W. Andrews Lake is an U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 29 miles south of Walter F. George Lake and north of Lake Seminole. The lake is very riverine in nature but is noted for good fishing....
     & dam (USACE) south of Columbia, Alabama
    Columbia, Alabama

    Columbia is a town in Houston County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Dothan metropolitan area. At the 2000 census the population was 804....
     


Water-level forecasts are regularly issued only at Vinings/Atlanta. Forecasts are issued only during high water at Norcross, Whitesburg, West Point, and the Lake Walter F. George and Andrews dams. All other locations have observations only.

Tributaries

River Park, Fulton County, Georgia
Tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 creeks, stream
Stream

A stream is a body of water less than 60 feet wide with a current , confined within a stream bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as brook, beck, Burn , creek, crick, kill, lick , rill, river syke, bayou, rivu...
s, and 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....
s, as well as lakes, along with the county they are in:

  • Soque River
    Soque River

    The Soque River and the Soque River Watershed are located entirely within the county boundaries of Habersham County, Georgia in northeast Georgia ....
     (Habersham)
  • Helen
    Helen, Georgia

    Helen is a city located on the Chattahoochee River in White County, Georgia in the north of the United States state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the city's population was 420....
     gauge (HDCG1)
  • Big Creek (Hall)
  • Lake Lanier
    Lake Lanier

    Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River....
     and Buford Dam (Dawson
    Dawson County, Georgia

    Dawson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created on December 3, 1857. As of 2000, the population is 15,999. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 21,484 ....
    , Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall
    Hall County, Georgia

    Hall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 173,256. It is included in the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
    , and Lumpkin
    Lumpkin County, Georgia

    Lumpkin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the population was 21,016. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 26,554 ....
    )
    • Chestatee River
      Chestatee River

      The Chestatee River is a river in the Appalachian Mountains of northern Georgia . It begins at the Confluence of Dicks Creek and Frogtown Creek in northeastern Lumpkin County, flowing down by the county seat and former gold rush town of Dahlonega....
       (Dawson/Hall border, Forsyth/Hall border, and Lumpkin)
  • Six Mile Creek (Forsyth)
  • James Creek (Forsyth)
  • Johns Creek (Forsyth and north Fulton, city of Johns Creek, Georgia
    Johns Creek, Georgia

    Johns Creek is a city in Fulton County, Georgia which was incorporated on December 1, 2006. It is named for a Johns Creek that runs through the area....
    )
  • Bald Ridge Creek (Forsyth)
  • Young Deer Creek (Forsyth)
  • Four Mile Creek (Forsyth)
  • Dick Creek (Forsyth)
  • Level Creek (Gwinnett)
  • Haw Creek (Forsyth)
  • Two Mile Creek (Forsyth)
  • Shoal Creek
    Shoal Creek

    Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, located outside Birmingham, Alabama, USA, is an invitation-only private golf club which opened in 1977. The course was designed by professional golfer Jack Nicklaus and is rated as the top golf course in the state....
     (Gwinnett and Hall)
  • Suwanee Creek (Gwinnett)
  • Brushy Creek (Gwinnett)
  • Richland Creek (Gwinnett)
  • Rogers Creek (Gwinnett)
  • Norcross
    Norcross

    Norcross can refer to any of the following:...
     gauge (NCRG1)
  • Mavern Creek (north Fulton)
  • Old Mill Creek (north Fulton)
  • Vickery Creek
    Vickery Creek

    Vickery Creek is a stream located in Forsyth County, Georgia and Fulton County, Georgia in Georgia . The creek flows into the Chattahoochee River at the southern border of Roswell where State Route 9 crosses the river....
     (Forsyth, north Fulton)
  • Roswell
    Roswell, Georgia

    Roswell is a city located in northern Fulton County, Georgia and a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2008 the population is estimated to be 101,851....
     gauge (RWLG1)
  • Willeo Creek (Cobb/Fulton border)
  • Bull Sluice Lake
    Bull Sluice Lake

    Bull Sluice Lake is a small lake located along the Chattahoochee River in northern Georgia , in the northern suburbs of metro Atlanta. It is , and is held back by Morgan Falls Dam....
     and Morgan Falls Dam
  • Ball Mill Creek (DeKalb
    DeKalb County, Georgia

    DeKalb County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia . In 2000, the population of the county was 686,712. In 2007, its population was estimated to have risen to 737,093 ....
     and Fulton)
  • Beech Creek
    Beech Creek

    Beech Creek is a tributary of Bald Eagle Creek in Centre County, Pennsylvania and Clinton County, Pennsylvania Counties, in Pennsylvania in the United States....
     (Fulton)
  • Summerbrook Creek (Fulton)
  • Mountain Health Creek (Fulton)
  • Arrowhead Creek (Cobb)
  • Mulberry Creek
    Mulberry Creek

    Mulberry Creek may refer to:* Mulberry Creek , a tributary of the Tennessee River* Mulberry River , a tributary of the Arkansas River...
     (Cobb)
  • Nancy Creek
    Nancy Creek (Atlanta)

    Nancy Creek is a major stream in northern Atlanta, United States. It begins in far northern DeKalb County, Georgia, just north of Chamblee and flows southwestward into Fulton County, Georgia, through the far southeast corner of Sandy Springs, then through the Buckhead area of Atlanta....
     (DeKalb and Fulton)
  • Nannyberry Creek (Cobb)
  • Nickajack Creek (Cobb)
  • Owl Creek
    Owl Creek

    Owl Creek is an unincorporated area in Cherokee County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States, ten miles northwest of Murphy, North Carolina....
     (Cobb)
  • Rottenwood Creek (Cobb)
  • Sope Creek
    Sope Creek

    Sope Creek is a major stream located in Cobb County, Georgia . It is a significant tributary of the Chattahoochee River, and is used for whitewater rafting....
     (Cobb)
  • Trout Lily Creek (Cobb)
  • Vinings gauge at Pace's Ferry
    Pace's Ferry

    Through much of the 19th century, Pace's Ferry was an important ferry across the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta. Started in the early 1830s near Peachtree Creek, it was run by Hardy Pace, one of the city's founders....
     (VING1)
  • Peachtree Creek
    Peachtree Creek

    Peachtree Creek is a major stream in Atlanta. It is located entirely within both the city and Fulton County, Georgia, and flows almost due west into the Chattahoochee River just south of Vinings....
     (Fulton)
  • Proctor Creek
    Proctor Creek

    Proctor Creek may refer to:*Proctor Creek , a stream in west Atlanta*Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's Proctor Creek line, a spur line serving only Bankhead station...
     (Fulton)
  • Cabin Creek (Fulton)
  • Camp Creek
    Camp Creek

    There are over one thousand places in the United States named Camp Creek, including several hundred streams:...
     (Fulton)
  • Charlie's Trapping Creek (Fulton)
  • Crooked Creek (Fulton and Gwinnett)
  • Dog River
    Dog River

    Dog River may refer to*Dog River , a river in the Canadian province of Ontario, tributary of Lake Superior*Nahr al-Kalb, a river and gorge in Lebanon ...
     (Douglas)
  • Hewlett Creek (Fulton)
  • Long Island Creek (Fulton)
  • Marsh Creek
    Marsh Creek

    Marsh Creek is a geographical name for places including:*Marsh Creek , a tributary of the Monocacy River in Pennsylvania*Marsh Creek , a tributary of Pine Creek in Pennsylvania...
     (Fulton)
  • Whitewater Creek (Fulton)
  • Sandy Creek (Fulton)
  • Sweetwater Creek (Cobb, Douglas, and Paulding
    Paulding County, Georgia

    Paulding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the population was 81,678. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 127,906....
    )
  • Pea Creek (south Fulton)
  • Pine Creek (south Fulton)
  • Deep Creek (south Fulton)
  • Mill Branch (south Fulton)
  • Brock Branch (south Fulton)
  • Browns Lake (south Fulton)
  • Anneewakee Creek (Douglas)
  • Basket Creek (Douglas)
  • Bear Creek
    Bear Creek

    Bear Creek may refer to:...
     (Douglas)
  • Bear Creek (south Fulton)
  • Tuggle Creek (south Fulton)
  • White Oak Creek (south Fulton)
  • Turkey Creek
    Turkey Creek

    Turkey Creek may be:*A community:**Turkey Creek, Louisiana, United States**Turkey Creek, Western Australia*One of a number of stream:**Turkey Creek , Florida, United States...
     (south Fulton)
  • Gilberts Branch (Douglas)
  • Hurricane Creek
    Hurricane Creek

    Hurricane Creek is a tributary of the Black Warrior River located in Southwestern Tuscaloosa County in western Alabama. It is over 30 miles long and its watershed covers approximately 120 square miles....
     (Carroll and Douglas)
  • Wolf Creek
    Wolf Creek

    Wolf Creek may refer to several places in the United States:...
     (Carroll)
  • Snake Creek
    Snake Creek

    Snake Creek is a tributary of the North Branch Susquehanna River in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania in the United States.Snake Creek joins the North Branch Susquehanna River at Corbettsville, Pennsylvania....
     (Carroll)
  • Wahoo Creek (Coweta)
  • Whitesburg
    Whitesburg, Georgia

    Whitesburg is a town in Carroll County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 596 at the 2000 census. It is the home of McIntosh Reserve, site of the death of William McIntosh of the Creek Indians....
     gauge (WHTG1)
  • Mulberry Creek
    Mulberry Creek

    Mulberry Creek may refer to:* Mulberry Creek , a tributary of the Tennessee River* Mulberry River , a tributary of the Arkansas River...
     (Harris
    Harris County, Georgia

    Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created on December 14, 1827. As of 2000, the population was 23,695. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 29,073 ....
     and Talbot
    Talbot County, Georgia

    Talbot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . The 2000 Census showed a population of 6,498. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 6,607 ....
    )
  • Pataula Creek (Clay, Quitman, Randolph, and Stewart)
  • Upatoi Creek (Chattahoochee/Muscogee border and Marion/Talbot border)
  • West Point
    West Point, Georgia

    West Point is a city in Harris County, Georgia and Troup County, Georgia Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,382....
     gauge (WTPG1)
  • West Point Lake
    West Point Lake

    West Point Lake is a manmade lake formed by the damming of the Chattahoochee River by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The lake extends for along the Chattahoochee River on the Alabama-Georgia state line....
     (Chambers, AL, Heard, GA, and Troup, GA)
  • Lake Harding
    Lake Harding

    Lake Harding, also known as Bartlett's Ferry Lake, is a lake on the Chattahoochee River. The lake is formed by Bartlett's Ferry Dam, and the lake is located in Harris County, Georgia with some portions of the lake going into Alabama....
     (Harris, GA and Lee, AL)
  • Goat Rock Lake
    Goat Rock Lake

    Goat Rock Lake is a lake on the Chattahoochee River, which lies directly south of Bartlett's Ferry Dam and north of Lake Oliver. The lake is created by the Goat Rock Dam and Generating Plant....
     (Harris, GA and Lee, AL)
  • Lake Oliver
    Lake Oliver

    Lake Oliver is a lake on the Chattahoochee River, which lies south of Goat Rock Dam . The lake is created by the Oliver Dam and Generating Plant, which was completed in 1959 by Georgia Power....
     (Lee, AL, Russell, AL, and Muscogee, GA)
  • Columbus
    Columbus, Georgia

    Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is the primary city of the Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, an MSA which encompasses all of Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, Marion County, Georgia, and Muscogee County, Georgia counties, Georgia, and Russ...
     gauge (CMUG1)
  • Walter F. George Lake
    Walter F. George Lake

    The Walter F. George Lake, named for Walter F. George , a United States Senator from Georgia, is formed on the Chattahoochee River along the border between Alabama and Georgia ....
     (Barbour, Henry, and Russell, AL and Clay, Quitman, and Stewart, GA)
  • Lake Seminole
    Lake Seminole

    Lake Seminole is a reservoir located in the southwest corner of Georgia along its border with Florida. The Chattahoochee River and Flint River rivers join in the lake, before flowing from the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, which impounds the lake, as the Apalachicola River....
     (Jackson, FL, Decatur, GA, and Seminole, GA)


Note that the above list is incomplete, and that each item is not in the exact order in which it joins the Chattahoochee. (For confluences now inundated by lakes, it may be impossible to determine from current maps exactly where they were.)

See also

  • Metropolitan River Protection Act
    Metropolitan River Protection Act

    Metropolitan River Protection Act was enacted in 1973 by the Georgia General Assembly to establish a 2000-foot Corridor along the banks of the Chattahoochee River and its impoundments for the 48 miles between Buford Dam and Peachtree Creek....
  • List of Alabama rivers
    List of Alabama rivers

    List of rivers of Alabama ....
  • List of Florida rivers
    List of Florida rivers

    List of rivers in Florida ....
  • List of Georgia rivers
    List of Georgia rivers (U.S. state)

    List of rivers in Georgia ....


External links
 
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