Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River (/ˌtʃætəˈhuːtʃi/) forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida and Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers and emptying from Florida into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. The Chattahoochee River is about 430 miles (690 km) long. The Chattahoochee, Flint, and Apalachicola rivers together make up the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin (ACF River Basin). The Chattahoochee makes up the largest part of the ACF's drainage basin.
| Chattahoochee River | |
|---|---|
Chattahoochee River at Jones Bridge Park in Peachtree Corners, Georgia | |
Map of the Apalachicola River system with the Chattahoochee highlighted in dark blue. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Georgia, Alabama, Florida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | near Jacks Knob |
| • location | Blue Ridge Mountains, Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia |
| • coordinates | 34°49′26″N 83°47′28″W |
| • elevation | 3,550 ft (1,080 m) |
| Mouth | Apalachicola River |
• location | confluence with Flint River, near Jim Woodruff Dam |
• coordinates | 30°42′32″N 84°51′50″W |
• elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Length | 430 mi (690 km) |
| Basin size | 8,770 sq mi (22,700 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 10,090 cu ft/s (286 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 195,000 cu ft/s (5,500 m3/s) |
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