Upatoi Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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accessed April 15, 2011 river in western

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, just outside Columbus. It runs from Upatoi, through South Columbus, and to the

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. The stream begins at the outflow of Juniper Lake at at an elevation of 370 feet. The stream flows to the west and forms the boundary between Talbot and Marion counties and Talbot and Chattahoochee counties. The stream continues to the west and southwest through the northern margin of

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. The stream continues to the southwest forming the boundary between

Muscogee The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek or just Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language; English: ), are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands Here they waged war again ...

and Chattahoochee counties. The

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with the Chattahoochee River is at the Georgia-Alabama border and the western boundary of Fort Moore at and an elevation of 177 feet. ''Upatoi'' is a name derived from the Muskogean language meaning either "sheet-like covering" or "bullfrog".

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2Upatoi Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state) Rivers of Muscogee County, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-river-stub

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