Oconee River
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The Oconee River is a major river in northeastern and central Georgia that flows southward to help form the Altamaha River before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oconee River canonical | 21 |
| Middle Oconee River | 3 |
| North Oconee River | 2 |
| Oconee River (portion) | 1 |
| Oconee River (upper and middle reaches) | 1 |
| Oconee River system | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinSize |
approximately 13,700 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 5,300 square miles ⓘ |
| confluenceWith | Ocmulgee River ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir |
Lake Oconee
ⓘ
Lake Sinclair ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Interstate 20
ⓘ
U.S. Route 441 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | southward ⓘ |
| forms | Altamaha River ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Oconee River Greenway bridges in Milledgeville ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Barnett Shoals Dam
ⓘ
Wallace Dam ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bottomland hardwoods
ⓘ
floodplain forests ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Oconee National Forest ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Apalachee River
ⓘ
Middle Oconee River ⓘ North Oconee River ⓘ Ohoopee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 220 miles
ⓘ
approximately 350 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Georgia
ⓘ
central Georgia ⓘ northeastern Georgia ⓘ |
| mouth | Altamaha River ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | confluence with Ocmulgee River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Occaneechi people
ⓘ
surface form:
Oconee people
|
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean watershed
|
| passesThrough |
Athens, Georgia
ⓘ
Clarke County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dublin, Georgia ⓘ Greene County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurens County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Oconee County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Altamaha River
ⓘ
surface form:
Altamaha River basin
|
| sourceLocation |
Hall County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Gainesville, Georgia ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Oconee River
this entity surface form:
Middle Oconee River
subject surface form:
Central Georgia
subject surface form:
Athens, Georgia
this entity surface form:
Oconee River (upper and middle reaches)
this entity surface form:
Middle Oconee River
subject surface form:
Wheeler County, Georgia
subject surface form:
Wheeler County, Georgia
subject surface form:
Laurens County, Georgia
this entity surface form:
Oconee River (portion)
this entity surface form:
North Oconee River
this entity surface form:
Middle Oconee River
this entity surface form:
Oconee River system