Ogeechee River
| Ogeechee River | |
|---|---|
The Ogeechee River near Savannah, Georgia | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | United States |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°50′1″N 81°1′39″W / 31.83361°N 81.02750°W |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Canoochee River |
The Ogeechee River is a 294-mile-long (473 km) blackwater river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It heads at the confluence of its North and South Forks, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-southwest of Crawfordville and flowing generally southeast to Ossabaw Sound about 16 miles (26 km) south of Savannah. Its largest tributary is the Canoochee River, which drains approximately 1,400 square miles (3,600 km2) and is the only other major river in the basin. The Ogeechee has a watershed of 5,540 square miles (14,300 km2). It is one of the state's few free-flowing streams.