Suwannee River

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The Suwannee River is a major blackwater river in the southeastern United States, flowing from the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia through northern Florida to the Gulf of Mexico and celebrated in American folk culture and music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blackwater river
river
associatedWith Stephen Foster
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
basinState Florida
Georgia
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance iconic river in American folk music
dischargesInto Gulf of Mexico
flowsInto Suwannee Sound
flowsThrough Florida
Georgia
formsBorderBetween Florida
Georgia
hasBridge Suwannee Springs Bridge (historic)
hasFeature karst topography
numerous freshwater springs
hasMouthNear Suwannee, Florida
hasTributary Alapaha River
Santa Fe River
Suwannee Springs Run
Withlacoochee River (Suwannee River tributary)
length approximately 246 miles
approximately 396 kilometers
locatedIn Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
locatedInProtectedArea Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (partial)
surface form: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Suwannee River State Park
Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
mouth Gulf of Mexico
mouthCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
mouthState Florida
namedIn Old Folks at Home
surface form: "Old Folks at Home"
passesNear Branford, Florida
Fanning Springs, Florida
Live Oak, Florida
Old Town, Florida
Suwannee Valley, Florida
surface form: Suwannee, Florida
sourceCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
sourceLocation Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (partial)
surface form: Okefenokee Swamp
sourceState Georgia
stateSongOf Florida
usedFor boating
canoeing
fishing
kayaking
recreation
USGSHydrologicUnit 03110205
waterType blackwater

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Suwannee County borderedBy Suwannee River
Suwannee County hasRiver Suwannee River
Alapaha River mouthOfWatercourse Suwannee River
Alapaha River tributaryOf Suwannee River
Alapaha River riverSystem Suwannee River
this entity surface form: Suwannee River system
Alapaha River flowsInto Suwannee River
Jasper, Florida locatedNear Suwannee River
White Springs, Florida locatedOnRiver Suwannee River
White Springs, Florida waterBody Suwannee River
Cross City, Florida nearbyWaterBody Suwannee River
Gilchrist County borderedByRiver Suwannee River
Gilchrist County hasNaturalFeature Suwannee River
North Central Florida containsRiver Suwannee River