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{{Short description|River in the United States of America}}
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The '''Ohoopee River''' is a {{convert|119|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed April 21, 2011</ref> [[river]] in east-central [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in the United States.  It is a [[tributary]] of the [[Altamaha River]], which flows to the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

==Course==
The Ohoopee River rises in [[Washington County, Georgia|Washington County]], about {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of [[Tennille, Georgia|Tennille]], and flows generally southeastwardly, through or along the boundaries of [[Johnson County, Georgia|Johnson]], [[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel]], [[Treutlen County, Georgia|Treutlen]], [[Candler County, Georgia|Candler]], [[Toombs County, Georgia|Toombs]] and [[Tattnall County, Georgia|Tattnall]] Counties.  It joins the Altamaha River {{convert|13|mi}} south of [[Reidsville, Georgia|Reidsville]].

In Emanuel County, it collects the Little Ohoopee River, about {{convert|54|mi}} long,<ref name=NHD/> which rises in Washington County and flows generally southeastwardly through Johnson and Emanuel Counties, past [[Kite, Georgia|Kite]].

==In popular culture==

The Ohoopee River is referenced in [[Larry Jon Wilson]]'s song, "Ohoopee River Bottomland", which appears on Wilson's 1975 album, ''New Beginnings''. Wilson also sings the song in the 1980 documentary, ''[[Heartworn Highways]]''. Wilson was born in [[Swainsboro, Georgia|Swainsboro]], just north of the Ohoopee River.

The river valley has recently become the site of a yearly music festival known as "Curly Fest" featuring regional artists.

Local people pronounce the double o as short, not long. That is, more like "foot," than "boot." They also call it the 'Hoopee for short.

==Tributaries==
*[[Sardis Creek]]

==See also==
*[[List of Georgia rivers (U.S. state)|List of Georgia rivers]]

==References==
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*[http://www.bartleby.com/69/25/O00925.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry]
*[[DeLorme]] (2003).  ''Georgia Atlas & Gazetteer''.  Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.  {{ISBN|0-89933-253-6}}.
*{{Gnis|319929|Ohoopee River}}
*{{Gnis|317136|Little Ohoopee River}}

{{Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Rivers of Candler County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Rivers of Emanuel County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Rivers of Johnson County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Rivers of Tattnall County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Rivers of Toombs County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Rivers of Treutlen County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Rivers of Washington County, Georgia]]


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