Sapelo River

Sapelo River
The Sapelo River in McIntosh County
Sapelo River is located in Georgia
Sapelo River
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGeorgia
Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic Ocean
 • coordinates
31°32′11″N 81°16′37″W / 31.53633°N 81.27704°W / 31.53633; -81.27704
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)

The Sapelo River is a 23-mile-long (37 km)[1] primarily tidal river in McIntosh County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It forms between Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 17 near the community of Eulonia and winds generally east through salt marshes into Sapelo Sound, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates St. Catherines Island to the north from Sapelo Island to the south.[2][3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 26, 2011
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sapelo River
  3. ^ USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)