Ochlockonee River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia, Florida |
District | NWFWMD |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Gordy, Georgia |
• coordinates | 31°29′06″N 83°52′49″W / 31.48500°N 83.88028°W |
Mouth | Ochlockonee Bay |
• location | Surf, Florida |
• coordinates | 29°58′36″N 84°26′15″W / 29.97667°N 84.43750°W |
Length | 206 mi (332 km) |
Basin size | 2,450 sq mi (6,300 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | Bloxham |
• average | 1,796 cu ft/s (50.9 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Sopchoppy River |
• right | Little River, Telogia Creek, Crooked River |
The Ochlockonee River ( /oʊˈklɒknɪ/ o-KLOK-nee) is a fast running river, except where it has been dammed to form Lake Talquin in Florida, originating in Georgia and flowing for 206 miles (332 km)[1] before terminating in Florida.