- Canoochee River
The Canoochee River (pronounced "kuh-NOO-chee") is a
river , about 100 mi (160 km) long, in southeastern Georgia in theUnited States . It is atributary of theOgeechee River , which flows to theAtlantic Ocean .Course
The Canoochee River is formed about 12 mi (20 km) southeast of Swainsboro in southwestern Emanuel County by the confluence of Canoochee Creek and Little Canoochee Creek, and flows generally southeastwardly through or along the boundaries of Candler, Evans, Bryan, and Liberty Counties, through
Fort Stewart . It joins the Ogeechee River from the west in Bryan County, 15 mi (24 km) south-southwest of Savannah.Variant names
The
United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Canoochee River" as the stream's name in 1910. According to theGeographic Names Information System , the river has also been known as:ee also
*List of Georgia rivers
ources
* [http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/C/C01731-canoochee-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry]
*DeLorme (2003). "Georgia Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-253-6.
*Gnis|354987
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