The Buffalo River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 21, 2011 tidal river northwest of
Brunswick, Georgia
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. It is part of the
Brunswick River network of tidal channels along the
Atlantic
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coast of the
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of
Georgia
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The stream begins at the
confluence
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of the Little Buffalo Creek with Buffalo Creek southeast of
Anguilla
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at .
The stream flows through the swampy area west of Oak Grove Island to its confluence with the
Turtle River at .
[''Brunswick West, Georgia'', 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956 (1976 rev.)]
See also
* List of rivers of Georgia
References
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
Rivers of Glynn County, Georgia
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