The Bull River is an tidal river in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
, running through
Chatham County east of
Savannah
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. At its north end it connects via St. Augustine Creek and the
Wilmington River with the
Savannah River
The Savannah River is a major river in the Southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and South Carolina. The river flows from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, ...
. Its south end is at
Wassaw Sound, leading to the
Atlantic Ocean
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. The Bull River flows between
Wilmington Island
Wilmington may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Wilmington, South Australia, a town and locality
** District Council of Wilmington, a former local government area
** Wilmington railway line, a former railway line
United Kingdom
* Wilmington, Devon
...
to the west and
McQueens Island and
Little Tybee Island to the east. The river is crossed by one bridge, carrying
U.S. Route 80
U.S. Route 80 or U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) is a major east–west United States Numbered Highway in the Southern United States, much of which was once part of the early auto trail known as the Dixie Overland Highway. As the "0" in the ...
between the communities of Wilmington Island and
Tybee Island
Tybee Island ( ) is a city and a barrier island in Chatham County, Georgia, 18 miles (29 km) east of Savannah. The name is used for both the city and the island, but geographically the two are not identical: only part of the island's terri ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of Georgia
References
*
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
Rivers of Chatham County, Georgia
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