- Alapaha River
The Alapaha River (pronEng|əˈlæpəhɑː) is a
river , 190 mi (306 km) long, in southern Georgia and northernFlorida in theUnited States . It is atributary of theSuwannee River , which flows to theGulf of Mexico .Course
The Alapaha River rises in southeastern
Dooly County, Georgia , and flows generally southeastwardly through or along the boundaries of Crisp, Wilcox, Turner, Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Berrien, Atkinson, Lanier, Lowndes and Echols Counties in Georgia, and Hamilton County in Florida, where it flows into the Suwannee River 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Jasper. Along its course it passes the Georgia towns of Rebecca, Alapaha, Willacoochee, Lakeland, and Statenville.Near Willacoochee, Georgia, the Alapaha collects the
Willacoochee River . In Florida, it collects theAlapahoochee River and the short Little Alapaha River, which rises in Echols County, Georgia, and flows southwestward.Variant names
The
United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Alapaha River" as the stream's name in 1891. According to theGeographic Names Information System , it has also been known as:Alapaha Land Conservation
On Friday August the 8th 2008 the Alapaha Land Conservation group purchased several lots adjacent to both the Alapaha River and Lake Alapaha. The purpose of the conservation group is to research sustainable building practices and promote
Permaculture initiatives through out the southeastern United States. The conservation land also protects many species of plants and animals native to the region. In addition to the protection of wildlife the group also strives to protect artifacts left behind by the lands original inhabitants theSwift Creek Culture .ee also
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List of Florida rivers
*List of Georgia rivers
*Alapaha, Georgia References
* [http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/A/A02342-alapaha-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry]
*DeLorme (2003). "Georgia Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-253-6.
*Gnis|309997|Alapaha River
*Gnis|294055|Little Alapaha River
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