Upatoi Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
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accessed April 15, 2011 river in western
Georgia
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, just outside
Columbus
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. It runs from
Upatoi, through
South Columbus, and to the
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...
.
The stream begins at the outflow of Juniper Lake at
at an elevation of 370 feet. The stream flows to the west and forms the boundary between
Talbot
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and
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counties and Talbot and
Chattahoochee
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the con ...
counties. The stream continues to the west and southwest through the northern margin of
Fort Moore
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. The stream continues to the southwest forming the boundary between
Muscogee
The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language), are a group of related indigenous (Native American) peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands[confluence
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with the Chattahoochee River is at the Georgia-Alabama border and the western boundary of Fort Moore at and an elevation of 177 feet.
[
''Upatoi'' is a name derived from the ]Muskogean language
Muskogean (also Muskhogean, Muskogee) is a Native Americans in the United States, Native American language family spoken in different areas of the Southeastern United States. Though the debate concerning their interrelationships is ongoing, the ...
meaning either "sheet-like covering" or "bullfrog".
See also
* List of rivers of Georgia
References
2Upatoi
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
Rivers of Muscogee County, Georgia
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