The South River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 26, 2011 tidal channel
A tidal creek or tidal channel is a narrow inlet or estuary that is affected by the ebb and flow of ocean tides. Thus, it has variable salinity and electrical conductivity over the tidal cycle, and flushes salts from inland soils. Tidal cree ...
in
McIntosh County,
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
, in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. It connects the
Darien River to its west with Doboy Sound, an arm of the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
, to its east. It flows through an extensive
saltmarsh
A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. It is dominated ...
complex, with Queens Island to the north and Wolf Island to the south.
[USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)]
See also
*
List of rivers of Georgia
*
Darien River (Georgia)
The Darien River is a tidal river in the U.S. state of Georgia, in the vicinity of the city of Darien. It is part of the large complex of salt marshes surrounding the mouth of the Altamaha River
The Altamaha River is a major river in the U ...
*
North River (Darien River)
The North River is a tidal river channel, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 26, 2011 in coastal Georgia, the United States. It is a longer and nar ...
References
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
Rivers of McIntosh County, Georgia
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