Flint River
| Flint River | |
|---|---|
Jim Woodruff Dam, at the mouth of the Flint River | |
Map of the Apalachicola River system with the Flint River in dark blue and its watershed highlighted. | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Flint River |
| • location | College Park, Georgia |
| • coordinates | 33°40′08″N 84°26′24″W / 33.669°N 84.440°W |
| • elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
| Mouth | Apalachicola River |
• location | Lake Seminole |
• coordinates | 30°43′44″N 84°52′30″W / 30.729°N 84.875°W |
• elevation | 77 ft (23 m) |
| Length | 344 mi (554 km) |
| Basin size | 8,460 sq mi (21,900 km2) |
The Flint River is a 344-mile-long (554 km) river in the U.S. state of Georgia. The river drains 8,460 square miles (21,900 km2) of western Georgia, flowing south from the upper Piedmont region south of Atlanta to the wetlands of the Gulf Coastal Plain in the southwestern corner of the state. Along with the Apalachicola and the Chattahoochee rivers, it forms part of the ACF basin. In its upper course through the red hills of the Piedmont, it is considered especially scenic, flowing unimpeded for over 200 miles (320 km). Historically, it was also called the Thronateeska River.