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 of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Piedmont-Atlantic Coastal Plain fall line
surface form: Fall Line between Piedmont and Coastal Plain
drainageBasin Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
ecoregion Atlantic coastal plain
Piedmont (United States)
surface form: Piedmont
emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
flowsAlong Chatham County, Georgia
Jasper County, South Carolina
flowsNear Savannah
surface form: Savannah, Georgia
flowsThrough Augusta, Georgia
formsBorderBetween Georgia
South Carolina
formsReservoir Hartwell Lake
J. Strom Thurmond Lake
J. Strom Thurmond Lake
surface form: Richard B. Russell Lake
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 Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
majorTributary Broad River
surface form: Broad River (Georgia–South Carolina)

Little River (Georgia–South Carolina)
Oswego River
surface form: Seneca River

Tugaloo River
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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Old Fort Jackson locatedOn Savannah River
Old Fort Jackson hasView Savannah River
this entity surface form: Savannah River shipping channel
U.S. Route 17 in Georgia crosses Savannah River
Interstate 520 crosses Savannah River
Cahaba lily distribution Savannah River
this entity surface form: Savannah River system
Augusta metropolitan area borderedBy Savannah River
Evans, Georgia locatedNear Savannah River
Martinez, Georgia locatedNear Savannah River
Jackson, South Carolina locatedNear Savannah River
Jackson, South Carolina borderedBy Savannah River
Girard, Georgia locatedNear Savannah River
Girard, Georgia hasNearbyWaterBody Savannah River
City of Savannah, Georgia locatedOn Savannah River
City of Savannah, Georgia namedAfter Savannah River
Savannah River estuary locatedIn Savannah River
Savannah River estuary mouthOf Savannah River
J. Strom Thurmond Lake primaryRiver Savannah River
Hartwell Dam locatedOnRiver Savannah River
Hartwell Dam riverCrossed Savannah River
Richard B. Russell Dam locatedOnRiver Savannah River
J. Strom Thurmond Dam locatedOnRiver Savannah River
J. Strom Thurmond Dam inflow Savannah River
J. Strom Thurmond Dam outflow Savannah River