Oconee River basin
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The Oconee River basin is a watershed in central and northeastern Georgia that drains the Oconee River and its tributaries, supporting regional ecosystems, agriculture, and communities before contributing to the Altamaha River system.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oconee River basin (part) | 1 |
| Oconee River system | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| containsWaterBody |
Apalachee River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Oconee NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ Little River (Oconee tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Oconee River NERFINISHED ⓘ Murder Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ North Oconee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Altamaha River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesCounty |
Baldwin County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clarke County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Greene County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Oconee County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Putnam County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drains |
Oconee River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tributaries of the Oconee River ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Coastal Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsTo | Altamaha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
bottomland hardwood forests
ⓘ
freshwater fish species ⓘ riparian wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Athens, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dublin, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Milledgeville, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicUnitCode | 03070101 ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
forestry
ⓘ
pasture ⓘ row-crop agriculture ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver | Oconee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse |
hydropower generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion |
central Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Georgia ⓘ |
| managedBy | Georgia Environmental Protection Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Altamaha River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
nonpoint source pollution
ⓘ
nutrient loading ⓘ sedimentation ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture
ⓘ
local communities ⓘ regional ecosystems ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oconee River basin (part)
this entity surface form:
Oconee River system