Rivers
Georgia rivers provide an infinite variety of recreational opportunities. There are 14 major Georgia rivers corridors or “watersheds”: Altamaha, Chattahoochee, Coosa, Flint, Ochlockonee, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Ogeechee, St. Marys, Satilla, Savannah, Suwannee, Tallapoosa and Tennessee. Those Georgia rivers, as well as many of their tributaries, are profiled below, including places to view and access each river. Download 4-color posters of all major Georgia rivers that can be printed in small size on a desktop printer or transferred electronically to a commercial printer and reproduced in full 24” x 36” format. In the profiles below are paddling guides to many Georgia rivers with more being added each week.
Menasha Ridge Press
Georgia (GA) Media
Menasha Ridge Press has been a leading independent book publisher for more than twenty-five years. Hiking guides, paddling guides, and biking guides contain trips and maps for all of Georgia’s nine travel regions.
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Surf Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge, Georgia (GA) Family Vacations, Guides and Outfitters
Catch the new wave in water sports, Stand Up Paddling. This sport provides core strengthening, endurance, balance and oneness with the water and nature. With roots in Hawaii, SUP has expanded into mainstream surfing culture globally. New to Georgia! See a fast-action video of this new wave in water sports.
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Alabaha River Paddling Guide
Georgia Rivers Alabaha River
This is a paddling guide to a 16.1 mile trip on the Alabaha river in the Satilla Watershed that can be divided into shorter trips by using alternative put-in and take-out points, or extended by adding segments on the Satilla River.
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Alcovy River Paddling Guide
Georgia Rivers Alcovy River
Rich in beauty and diverse in flora and wildlife, the Alcovy is born in Gwinnett County near Lawrenceville and flows south to drain Walton and Newton counties before spilling into Lake Jackson where it meets the Yellow and South rivers to form the Ocmulgee.
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Altamaha River
Georgia Rivers Altamaha River
One of Georgia’s 14 major watersheds. The Altamaha is the largest river in Georgia, and a strong case can be made that it has been the most important from historical and economic points of views. More fresh water flows into the Atlantic from the Altamaha Basin than from any other river in the Southeastern United States.
SEE the Altamaha Watershed: Download a 4-color Altamaha River poster in PDF format.
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Altamaha Riverkeeper
The Altamaha Riverkeeper is a grassroots organization dedicated to the protection, defense and restoration of Georgia’s biggest river – the Altamaha – including its tributaries the Ocmulgee, the Oconee and the Ohoopee. James Holland, a retired waterman, is the Riverkeeper and founder.
Apalachicola Riverkeeper
The Apalachicola Riverkeeper is a grassroots environmental advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of Florida’s most endangered river and estuary – the Apalachicola – including its tributaries, such as the Chipola, Brothers and Little St. Marks rivers.
Broad River Paddling Guide
Georgia Rivers Broad River
This is a Broad River paddling guide in two sections: GA 281 to GA 172, a distance of about 5.7 miles; and GA 172 to Thurmond Lake, a distance of about 38.7 miles. The trip may be broken up into smaller sections.
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