Savannah River 240416 223888461 2008-07-06T10:20:55Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Geobox River <!-- *** Name section *** --> | name = Savannah River | native_name = | other_name = <!-- *** Image *** ---> | image = Savannah River Augusta Canal Riverwatch Pkwy 2.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Savannah River at [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] ([[Augusta Canal]] running alongside) <!-- *** Etymology *** ---> | etymology = <!-- *** Country etc. *** --> | country = United States | country1 = | state = South Carolina | state1 = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] | region_type = | region = | region1 = | city = [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] | city1 = [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] | landmark = | landmark1 = <!-- *** Geography *** --> | length_imperial = 350 | length_note = | watershed_imperial = 9850 | watershed_note = <ref name="WDR"/> | discharge_location = near Clyo, GA | discharge_imperial = 11720 | discharge_max_imperial = | discharge_min_imperial = | discharge_note = <ref name="WDR">[http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-sc-05/wy05/pdfs/SC_WY05book.pdf Water Resource Data, South Carolina, 2005], [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]], p. 559. Gages farther downriver affected by tides.</ref> | discharge1_location = | discharge1_imperial = <!-- *** Source *** --> | source_name = Lake Hartwell | source_location = | source_district = | source_region = | source_state = | source_country = | source_lat_d = 34 | source_lat_m = 26 | source_lat_s = 37 | source_lat_NS = N | source_long_d = 82 | source_long_m = 51 | source_long_s = 22 | source_long_EW = W | source_coordinates_note = <ref name="gnis">{{gnis|1253486|Savannah River}}</ref> | source_elevation_imperial = 655 | source_elevation_note = <ref name="GE">[[Google Earth]] elevation for [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] coordinates.</ref> | source_length_imperial = <!-- *** Mouth *** --> | mouth_name = Atlantic Ocean | mouth_location = Tybee Roads | mouth_district = | mouth_region = | mouth_state = | mouth_country = | mouth_lat_d = 32 | mouth_lat_m = 2 | mouth_lat_s = 16 | mouth_lat_NS = N | mouth_long_d = 80 | mouth_long_m = 51 | mouth_long_s = 0 | mouth_long_EW = W | mouth_coordinates_note = <ref name="gnis"/> | mouth_elevation_imperial = 0 | mouth_elevation_note = <ref name="GE"/> <!-- *** Tributaries *** --> | tributary_left = Seneca River | tributary_left1 = | tributary_right = Tugaloo River | tributary_right1 = <!-- *** Free fields *** --> | free_name = | free_value = <!-- *** Map section *** --> | map = Savannahrivermap.png | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Map of the Savannah River watershed }} [[Image:SavannahRiverPano.jpg|thumb|right|The Beginning of the Savannah River at Hartwell Dam]] :''For the [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]] facility, see [[Savannah River Site]]'' The '''Savannah River''' is a major river in the southeastern [[United States]], forming most of the border between the [[U.S. state|state]]s of [[South Carolina]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Two [[tributary|tributaries]] of the Savannah, the [[Tugaloo River]] and the [[Chattooga River]], form the northernmost part of the border. The Savannah River [[drainage basin]] extends into the southeastern side of the [[Appalachian Mountains]] just inside [[North Carolina]], bounded by the [[Eastern Continental Divide]]. The river is around 350 miles long. It is formed by the confluence of the Tugaloo River and the [[Seneca River (South Carolina)|Seneca River]]. Today this confluence is submerged beneath [[Lake Hartwell]]. At the northwest branch of the river is located the [[Tallulah Gorge]]. Two major cities are located along the Savannah River: [[Savannah, Georgia]], and [[Augusta, Georgia]]. The were nuclei of early English settlements during the [[Colonial]] period of American history. Through the building of several locks and dams, and upstream reservoirs like Lake Hartwell, also, the Savannah River is now navigable by freight barges between [[Augusta, Georgia]], (on the [[Fall Line]]) and the Atlantic Ocean. The Savannah River is tidal at [[Savannah, Georgia]] and downstream. From Savannah downstream, the river broadens into an [[estuary]] before flowing into the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The area where the river's estuary meets the ocean is known as "Tybee Roads". ==History== The Savannah River was very influential in the economic development of Georgia, and two major cities were founded on the river in the 18th century. [[Savannah, Georgia]] was established as a [[seaport]] on the [[Atlantic Ocean]], and [[Augusta, Georgia]] is positioned where the river meets the [[fall line]]. many decades ago, the sandy river bottom changed frequently, and that was the cause of numerous steamboat accidents in the nineteenth century. The two large cities on the Savannah served as Georgia's first two [[state capital]]s. The Savannah River also became significant in the 1950s when development commenced on the [[Savannah River Plant]] for making nuclear-weapons materials. Historical and variant names of the Savannah River, as listed by the [[USGS]], include May River, [[Westobou River]] (for the [[Westo]] tribe), Kosalu River, Isundiga River, and Girande River, among others.<ref name="gnis"/> [[Image:Savannah river cargo ship.jpg|thumb|225px|A cargo ship navigates the narrow Savannah River channel, Savannah, GA.]] ==Notable Tributaries== *[[Black Creek]] *Brier Creek (sometimes misspelled 'Briar,' it is river-sized in length and breadth) *Broad River *[[Chattooga River]] *Ebenezer Creek *[[Knoxboro Creek]] *Little River (two by that name, one in Georgia and one in South Carolina) *McBean Creek *Steven's Creek *[[Tugaloo River]] *[[Seneca River (Savannah River)]] ==See also== *[[List of Georgia rivers (U.S. state)|List of Georgia rivers]] *[[List of South Carolina rivers]] *[[List of crossings of the Savannah River]] ==References== *Stokes, Thomas, L, ''The Savannah'' ([[Rivers of America Series]]), Rinehart, 1951 ==Notes== {{reflist}} [[Category:Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Rivers of South Carolina]] [[de:Savannah River]] [[es:Río Savannah]] [[fr:Savannah (fleuve)]] [[ja:サバンナ川]] [[ro:Savannah (fluviu)]]