Frederica River

Frederica River
Frederica River; St. Simons Island is to the left
Frederica River is located in Georgia
Frederica River
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGeorgia
Mouth 
 • coordinates
31°12′10″N 81°24′07″W / 31.20273°N 81.40204°W / 31.20273; -81.40204

The Frederica River is an 11.0-mile-long (17.7 km)[1] tidal river in Glynn County, Georgia. It forms the western boundary of Saint Simons Island of the Georgia Sea Islands. Fort Frederica National Monument is located on the eastern bank of the river on Saint Simons Island.[2][3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 21, 2011
  2. ^ *U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frederica River
  3. ^ USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)