Altamaha River

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geographical feature river

The Altamaha River is a major river in the U.S. state of Georgia, known for its extensive watershed, rich biodiversity, and largely undeveloped, scenic coastal plain environment.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Altamaha River basin	1
Altamaha River watershed	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalSignificance	important to the history of coastal Georgia ⓘ
drainageBasin	Altamaha River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Altamaha River basin
drainageTo	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
economicUse	boating ⓘ fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ
ecoregion	Altamaha River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Altamaha River watershed
flowsInto	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
formedByConfluenceOf	Ocmulgee River ⓘ Oconee River ⓘ
habitatFor	American alligator ⓘ Acipenser ⓘ surface form: Atlantic sturgeon bald eagle ⓘ shortnose sturgeon ⓘ various freshwater mussel species ⓘ
hasFloodplain	broad coastal plain floodplain ⓘ
hasMouthNear	Darien, Georgia ⓘ
knownFor	extensive watershed ⓘ important habitat for rare and endangered species ⓘ largely undeveloped river corridor ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ scenic coastal plain environment ⓘ
length	about 137 miles ⓘ approximately 220 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Georgia ⓘ U.S. state of Georgia ⓘ
majorTributary	Canoochee River NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Ohoopee River ⓘ Ohoopee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthLocation	Altamaha Sound ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Southeastern United States river systems ⓘ
passesNear	Darien, Georgia ⓘ Jesup, Georgia ⓘ Lumber City, Georgia ⓘ
passesThrough	Appling County, Georgia ⓘ McIntosh County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Toombs County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedAreaWithinBasin	Altamaha Wildlife Management Area ⓘ Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
region	Coastal Empire region of Georgia ⓘ surface form: coastal plain of Georgia
sourceLocation	confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers ⓘ near Lumber City, Georgia ⓘ
watershedArea	one of the largest river basins on the U.S. Atlantic coast ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Altamaha River → drainageBasin → Altamaha River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Altamaha River basin

Altamaha River → ecoregion → Altamaha River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Altamaha River watershed

Georgia → hasMajorRiver → Altamaha River ⓘ

Brunswick, Georgia → nearRiver → Altamaha River ⓘ

U.S. state of Georgia → traversedByRiver → Altamaha River ⓘ

subject surface form: Georgia