Savannah River

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The Savannah River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that forms much of the border between Georgia and South Carolina and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interstate boundary river
river
basinCountry United States
country United States
crosses Fall Line between Piedmont and Coastal Plain
drainageBasin Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
ecoregion Atlantic coastal plain
Piedmont
emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
flowsAlong Chatham County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Jasper County, South Carolina
flowsNear Savannah, Georgia
flowsThrough Augusta, Georgia
formsBorderBetween Georgia
South Carolina
formsReservoir Hartwell Lake NERFINISHED
J. Strom Thurmond Lake
Richard B. Russell Lake NERFINISHED
hasDam Hartwell Dam
J. Strom Thurmond Dam
Richard B. Russell Dam
hasEstuary Savannah River estuary
hasPort Port of Savannah
hasWatershedArea approximately 10,500 square miles
approximately 27,000 square kilometers
length approximately 301 miles
approximately 484 kilometers
locatedIn Southeastern United States
majorTributary Broad River (Georgia–South Carolina)
Little River (Georgia–South Carolina)
Seneca River
Tugaloo River NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
near Savannah, Georgia
namedAfter City of Savannah, Georgia
nearFacility Savannah River National Laboratory
Savannah River Site
sourceLocation confluence of the Tugaloo River and the Seneca River
near Hartwell Dam
stateBorderLengthRole forms most of the border between Georgia and South Carolina
supports shipping channel to Port of Savannah
usedFor commercial navigation
hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply
municipal water supply
recreation


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