Ogeechee River basin
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The Ogeechee River basin is a watershed in eastern Georgia that drains the Ogeechee River and its tributaries as they flow toward the Atlantic coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ogeechee River basin canonical | 3 |
| Ogeechee River (portion) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Louisville, Georgia
ⓘ
Statesboro, Georgia ⓘ Sylvania, Georgia ⓘ |
| containsCounty |
Bulloch County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chatham County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Effingham County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Screven County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| downstreamRegion |
Coastal Plain region of Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Coastal Plain of Georgia
|
| drainageTo | Atlantic Ocean via Ossabaw Sound ⓘ |
| drains |
Ogeechee River
ⓘ
tributaries of the Ogeechee River ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Southeastern Plains
ⓘ
Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Coastal Plain
|
| emptiesInto | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| flowsToward | Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
blackwater river system
ⓘ
free-flowing main stem without major federal dams ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
habitat alteration in floodplain and riparian zones
ⓘ
nonpoint source pollution from agriculture and forestry ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver | Ogeechee River ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear |
Chatham County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ossabaw Sound ⓘ |
| hasTributaryRiver |
Black Creek
ⓘ
Canoochee River ⓘ King Creek ⓘ Mill Creek ⓘ Rocky Ford Creek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Georgia
U.S. state of Georgia ⓘ
surface form:
state of Georgia
|
| managedBy |
Environmental Protection Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
|
| monitoredBy |
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Geological Survey
|
| partOf | Atlantic slope basins of Georgia ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Piedmont region of Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Piedmont of Georgia
|
| supportsHabitat |
bottomland hardwood forests
ⓘ
freshwater wetlands ⓘ tidal marshes near the coast ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
anadromous fish such as American shad
ⓘ
largemouth bass ⓘ redbreast sunfish ⓘ |
| supportsUse |
boating
ⓘ
hunting in floodplain areas ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ogeechee River (portion)