The Withlacoochee River originates in

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, northwest of

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. It flows south through Berrien County where it joins the New River and forms part of the boundary between Berrien and

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counties. It then flows south into

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. At

Troupville, Georgia "Troupville" (occasionally recorded as Troupeville) is an extinct unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Georgia, United States, near Valdosta. Troupville was a riverboat landing near the confluence of the Withlacoochee River and the Lit ...

the

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joins the Withlacoochee River flows continues to flow south and forms part of the boundary between Lowndes and

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counties in

. The river then flows into Florida for 1.34 miles before returning into Georgia for an additional 2.44 miles. It then returns to Florida, forming the northeast boundary of

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and the western boundary of

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and eventually merges with the Suwannee at Suwannee River State Park west of

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. The river is long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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accessed April 18, 2011 A river in central Florida is also named the Withlacoochee.

Etymology

The Withlacoochee River received its name from the indigenous

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and

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people. It comes from the compound

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word ''ue-rakkuce'' PA: from ''ue'' "water", ''rakko'' "big", and ''-uce'' "small", with the rough translation "little river." English speakers then changed the Muskogee voiceless lateral spelled ''r'' to "thl".

Crossings

Notes

External links

Withlacoochee River (North) Canoe Trail
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Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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EcoFlorida

Withlacoochee River (North): Georgia State Line to Suwannee River State Park
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Trails.com
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state) Rivers of Florida Rivers of Brooks County, Georgia Rivers of Berrien County, Georgia Rivers of Cook County, Georgia Bodies of water of Suwannee County, Florida Rivers of Lowndes County, Georgia Tributaries of the Suwannee River {{Florida-river-stub