The Wilmington River is a
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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* Related to the ...
. It was originally called St. Augustine's Creek.
"BONAVENTURE: A HISTORICAL SKETCH"
- Telfair.org, July 27, 2018 A creek of the same name exists to the northwest of downtown Savannah
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The Wilmington River flows through Chatham County along the east side of the cities of Savannah and Thunderbolt, Georgia
Thunderbolt is a town located in Chatham County, Georgia, United States, approximately five miles southeast of downtown Savannah. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,556. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistic ...
. At its north end, it connects with the Savannah River
The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Two tributaries of the Savannah, the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River, form the norther ...
, then travels southwest past Savannah, then turns southeast and ends in Wassaw Sound Wassaw Sound is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of Georgia, United States near Savannah at the mouth of the Wilmington River.
American Civil War naval battle
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, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean
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. South of Savannah, it passes between several islands, including Whitemarsh Island White Marsh or Whitemarsh can refer to:
* White Marsh, Maryland, United States
* White Marsh, the location of Sacred Heart Church (Bowie, Maryland)
*Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania, United States
** Battle of White Marsh, a Revolutionary War battl ...
, Wilmington Island and Cabbage Island to the east, and Dutch Island, Skidaway Island, and Wassaw Island
Wassaw Island is one of the Sea Islands. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia and is within the borders of Chatham County. The island and its surrounding marshlands are part of the Wassaw National Wildl ...
to the west and south.
See also
* List of rivers of Georgia
* Wilmington Island, Georgia
Wilmington Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia. The population was 15,129 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. It is part of the Savannah metropolitan area. The communities of Wilmington Island form a large and aff ...
References
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*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)
Rivers of Chatham County, Georgia
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