Ohoopee River
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The Ohoopee River is a Script error: No such module "convert".[1] river in east-central 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, about Script error: No such module "convert". south of Tennille, and flows generally southeastwardly, through or along the boundaries of Johnson, Emanuel, Treutlen, Candler, Toombs and Tattnall Counties. It joins the Altamaha River Script error: No such module "convert". south of Reidsville.
In Emanuel County, it collects the Little Ohoopee River, about Script error: No such module "convert". long,[1] which rises in Washington County and flows generally southeastwardly through Johnson and Emanuel Counties, past 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, 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
See also
References
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- ↑ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webarchive, accessed April 21, 2011
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- Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
- DeLorme (2003). Georgia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Template:ISBN.
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- Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
- Rivers of Candler County, Georgia
- Rivers of Emanuel County, Georgia
- Rivers of Johnson County, Georgia
- Rivers of Tattnall County, Georgia
- Rivers of Toombs County, Georgia
- Rivers of Treutlen County, Georgia
- Rivers of Washington County, Georgia