The Sapelo River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 26, 2011 primarily tidal river in
McIntosh County 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
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. It forms between
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
and
U.S. Route 17
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near the community of
Eulonia and winds generally east through salt marshes into Sapelo Sound, an arm of the
Atlantic Ocean
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that separates
St. Catherines Island
St. Catherines Island is a Sea Islands, sea island on the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, south of Savannah, Georgia, Savannah in Liberty County, Georgia, Liberty County. The island, located between St. Catherine's So ...
to the north from
Sapelo Island
Sapelo Island is a state-protected barrier island located in McIntosh County, Georgia. The island is accessible only by boat; the primary ferry comes from the Sapelo Island Visitors Center in McIntosh County, Georgia, a seven-mile (11 ...
to the south.
[USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)]
See also
*
List of rivers of Georgia
References
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
Rivers of McIntosh County, Georgia
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