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Topic: Alcovy River

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Ocmulgee River
		Southeast of Atlanta, the rivers flow into the impoundment of Lake Jackson and emerge as the Ocmulgee River, which joins the Oconee River 241 miles downstream to form the Altamaha.
		To the Okmulgees the river was known as Ochese-hatchee, or Ochese Creek, which in turn spawned the name that the English traders gave the confederation of tribes—the "Creek people" or Creeks.
		Commercial river navigation of this era depended upon log rafts loaded down with field and farm produce and guided by pole-handling crews who rode their lumber "down to Darien," where it could be sold to sawmills.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2835 (2352 words)

	Alcovy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Alcovy River starts in eastern Gwinnett County and winds southward through Walton and Newton counties before tumbling spectacularly across Factory Shoals and into Lake Jackson, where it meets the Yellow and South Rivers to form the Ocmulgee.
		The stretch of river just south of Covington is absolutely littered with deadfalls, and anyone attempting to float this stretch better be prepared to spend as much time hauling your vessel over trees as fishing.
		While the Alcovy just north of Lake Jackson is not as interesting or as desolate as the swampy section, it is probably a better bet for the average fisherman.
	www.georgiariverfishing.com /river%20quicktakes/alcovy.htm (596 words)

	Sherpa Guides \| Georgia \| The Natural Georgia Series \| Atlanta's Urban Wildlife \| Georgia Wildlife Federation's Urban ...
		Using the Alcovy River Swamp as an interpretive backdrop, the center will provide a program of broad environmental education to the public and specific instruction to groups of students, educators, public officials, professional planners, and others.
		The education center's 115 acres are at the northern end of the Alcovy River Greenway that protects many miles of riverbank and adjacent property along the Alcovy River through Piedmont Georgia from encroaching development.
		Among the most popular GWF activities is the annual River Cleanup Day, during which hundreds of volunteers and affiliate groups walk along the banks of the Alcovy River (and other sites around the state) clearing away old tires, garbage, and assorted trash.
	www.sherpaguides.com /georgia/atlanta_urban_wildlife/sidebars/gwf_urban_wildife_programs.html (971 words)

	Team Alcovy Watershed Protection Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Alcovy’s watershed is located within the Altamaha River basin, which drains into the Atlantic Ocean south of Savannah and north of Brunswick, Georgia.
		The Alcovy originates in Gwinnett County as a spring that quickly grows into a river with a gradient approximately thirty feet per mile in the first fifteen miles.
		The waters of the Alcovy, along with the Yellow and South Rivers and Tussahaw Creek, feed Lake Jackson, a reservoir that is a popular fishing and boating spot and an ever increasingly popular place to build a home.
	www.negrdc.org /Alcovy_Web/wt1.html (188 words)

	American Whitewater - River Reach #3372
		On river left are more options depending on water level; there's a nasty big boiling undercut up against the river left bank at the very bottom.
		The gauge is not very accurate since it is WAY upstream but he flow of the Alcovy in Covington (seperate gauge) is accurate for this section of river.
		Per the way upstream Alcovy River gauge at north of Grayson (located about 6 miles below the Upper Upper Alcovy River/Creek run) http://ga.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=02208150, the Alcovy River is HUGE at that upstream location so this weekend you should have a lot more water than 1.2 below the bridge at Factory Shoals on Alcovy River.
	www.americanwhitewater.org /rivers/id/3372 (989 words)

	American Rivers: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Floodplain plants and animals are specially adapted to the river's "flood pulse" - the annual advance and retreat of floodwaters onto the floodplain.
		When the river is cut off from its floodplain by levees and dikes, flood heights are often increased.
		Migratory waterfowl and songbirds use forested river corridors and new wetland plants during their annual migration, and floodplain trees serve as important roosting and nesting habitat for raptors like the bald eagle.
	www.americanrivers.org /site/PageServer?pagename=AMR_content_83ba (772 words)

	River Largemouths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		River largemouths look different from lake bass- they are leaner and in much better shape from spending their lives in current.
		Georgia's rivers and streams are normally still low and relatively clear this time of year, and bass tend to stay in their summertime haunts until morning frosts become consistent, which is normally in November to December.
		Some river fishermen use oversize lures in the fall, since the forage fish have grown a bit larger since the summer, but I generally use the same lure sizes or even downsize a bit, since the bass may not be as hungry and the water visibility is normally quite good.
	www.georgiariverfishing.com /river%20basics/river%20largemouths/river_largemouths.htm (2441 words)

	Watersheds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Coosa River Basin Initiative, CRBI activities include citizen water monitoring, assisting environmentally sustainable small businesses, communicating values associated with good stewardship throughout the river basin, networking throughout the watershed, and identifying and restoring problem areas in the Coosa River Basin.
		South River Watershed Alliance is a new alliance of individuals, local neighborhood groups, government officials, and environmental groups.
		Alcovy River Greenway Project is a community outreach service that provides information and management assistance to owners of private lands and provides educational and recreational opportunities in public areas.
	www.garivers.org /watersheds.htm (1011 words)

	Georgia, white water
		Alcovy River, Georgia, Factory Shoals, class III, 2.4 miles long.
		Alcovy River, Georgia, GA Route 81 to US 278, class II-III, 21 miles long.
		Apalachee River, Georgia, GA Route 81 to Oconee River, class I-III, 55.8 miles long.
	www.riverfacts.com /states/ga.html (1834 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Georgia Wildlife Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In the 1970s it spearheaded the campaign to preserve south Georgia's Hurricane Creek in Bacon County and to protect Sprewell Bluff, along the Flint River in Upson County.
		Located on 115 acres of pristine forest, meadow, and river swamp, the Alcovy Conservation Center serves as GWF's headquarters and as a training ground for environmental activists and educators.
		The Alcovy Conservation Center allows GWF to deliver its conservation message more effectively to more people—to truly be the community service organization it was designed to be.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?path=/LandResources/GeographyandEnvironment/EnvironmentalOrganizations&id=h-2157 (660 words)

	River Basin Center: Alcovy Watershed Protection Project
		The UGA Office of Public Service and Outreach was hired as a subcontractor to oversee the public involvement program of the assessment and the development of an implementation plan to assure watershed protection in the future.
		In addition to the normal public meeting forums, which are often poorly attended, we took a slide show about the Alcovy project on the road to where the citizens were.
		This graph shows the amount of total phosphorus, a common aquatic pollutant, in the Alcovy River under current (2000) conditions, projected conditions in 2020 without additional growth management policies, and 2020 conditions with various policies in place.
	www.rivercenter.uga.edu /research/growth_mgmt/alcovy.html (504 words)

	Neighborhood Link - About (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		River Bend Subdivision's 60 homes are situated on 1/2+ acre wooded lots, including some lots up to 2 acres situated on the Alcovy River.
		River Bend is conveniently located near Tribble Mill Park for family enjoyment of hiking up the nature trails, horseback riding, bicycling and fishing.
		Our neighborhood is named after the Alcovy River that flows south of our neighborhood.
	www.neighborhoodlink.com /gwinnettco/riverbendna/history.html (151 words)

	River Quicktakes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Georgia contains an estimated 20,000 miles of rivers and streams, and the majority of these carry fresh water and provide habitat for warm-water fish (in a nutshell, warm-water species are anything other than trout and salmon).
		We can, however, fish the rivers and streams that are nearby, and there is not anyone in Georgia that lives more than half an hour from a quality warm-water river or stream.
		Click on the body of water that interests you to get a thumbnail sketch of that river: location, types of fish you can expect, boating suggestions, and any major hazards of which you may not be aware (dams, big rapids, etc.).
	www.georgiariverfishing.com /riverquicktakes/river_quicktakes.htm (211 words)

	MountainZone.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Chattahoochee River is one of the major rivers draining the State of Georgia, and its remarkable diversity is an acc...
		Due to the breadth of the river the vistas are unobstructed and overwhelming.
		The Ocmulgee is born at the confluence of the Alcovy and South rivers in the backwaters of Jackson Lake in Butts and Jas...
	www.mountainzone.com /trails/activity.asp?AreaID={3E71F70E-3DA5-430E-AD75-D77AD5BEE092} (442 words)

	Tussahaw Creek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Alcovy and Tussahaw Creek are considered the two relatively clean tributaries to the Lake, although Tussahaw Creek was listed on the state’s 2000 303(d) list as being impaired due to fecal coliform.
		Georgia River Network and Latrelle Brewster, a Henry County resident whose property would be flooded by a proposed reservoir, have sued the State for ignoring Georgia’s water quality standards.
		Rivers and streams supply water for drinking and irrigation, assimilate waste, and provide abundant recreational opportunities and aesthetic benefits.
	www.garivers.org /issues.htm (1671 words)

	Gristmill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Alcovy River Gristmill was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 for its significance in architecture, engineering, industry, and social history.
		Acquisition of the Alcovy River Gristmill, which includes 12 acres bordering the Alcovy River in eastern Gwinnett County, meets several goals specified by the Georgia Greenspace Act.
		The 1880 manufacturing census shows the Alcovy River Gristmill ran ten hours a day year round, and produced 40 barrels of wheat flour, 14,400 pounds of corn meal and 54,000 pounds of feed annually.
	www.gwinnettcitizen.com /sep01/gristmill.html (626 words)

	GORP - A Peach of a Paddle - Georgia's Suwannee and Alcovy Rivers, Part II
		One of the main tributaries of the Ocmulgee River, the Alcovy is runnable downstream of the US 278 bridge east of Covington from November to early July in years of average rainfall.
		The river's width varies from 25 to 40 feet at the GA 213 bridge to an average of 45 to 65 feet for most of its runnable length, then expands to 280 feet in spots as the Alcovy crashes down White and Factory shoals.
		The current on the Alcovy is generally moderate, and the water color is usually a murky brown, which indicates a high concentration of dissolved clays.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/menasha/pad_suw2.htm (640 words)

	Alcovy River, Georgia, white water, Factory Shoals
		The Factory Shoals section of Alcovy River in Georgia is 2.4 miles long and is a class III stretch of white water according to the American Whitewater Assosciation.
		This stretch of Alcovy River, Georgia has an average gradient of 33 fpm.
		Alcovy River, Factory Shoals is not the easiest place to go paddling but not the hardest either, if you have a little bit of paddling experience this could be a good place for you, beginners should probably stay away from this stretch unless they go with an experienced paddler.
	www.riverfacts.com /rivers/10868.html (890 words)

	floridarivers.org :: Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The current is faster than many other Florida rivers because of the river’s steeper descent to sea level.
		The clear, spring-fed river is wide, almost straight, and lined with cypress trees.
		The river and its two shallow lakes attract a myriad of wetland creatures making birding, canoeing, fishing and wildlife observation popular activities.
	www.floridarivers.org (1117 words)

	(GC3CC) Newton Factory Shoals by Smoothjazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The woods are almost undisturbed, the river is beautiful, the trails (on both sides of the river) are nice to hike.
		River was running high due to heavy rains the night before.
		We parked next to the river in the park area and realized the cache was on the other side of the river.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=972&log=y&decrypt=y (3831 words)

	Gwinnett gab
		Spence Roberts created the wooden replica of the Alcovy River Gristmill and donated it to the county.
		Spence Roberts, who spent his youth swimming at the Alcovy River near the old gristmill, has preserved these memories by creating a wooden replica of the Alcovy River Gristmill.
		The Alcovy River Gristmill was originally constructed between 1868 and 1879.
	www.gwinnettdailyonline.com /articleCF9849D42538465FB8279F2CA6E56ADD.asp (694 words)

	GORP - A Peach of a Paddle - Georgia's Suwannee and Alcovy Rivers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The celebrated Suwannee River originates deep in the bowels of the Okefenokee Swamp and flows southeast, draining small portions of Ware, Clinch, and Echols counties before escaping into Florida.
		This section, however, is unique among all the river's stretches by virtue of the almost mystical aura conferred by the Okefenokee Swamp.
		Deep in the middle of the swamp the Suwannee is born at the confluence of the East and Middle Forks of the Suwannee, by the northern end of Billy's Lake.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/menasha/pad_suwa.htm (889 words)

	Cline Properties & Development: River View: We develop and sell property, home building lots, and real estate in Newton ...
		The expansive lots are five acres or larger and boast open and wooded areas with excellent views bordering the Alcovy River.
		Ideally situated near the Newton County line, River View is just minutes from the shopping and entertainment amenities of Covington, Conyers, Social Circle and Loganville.
		Protective covenants are in place to insure the timeless value of your property both now and in the future.
	www.clineproperties.com /riverview.aspx?devID=9 (363 words)

	Forested Wetland Utilization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A recent study in Georgia found that on the basis of present market value, the timber productivity of the Alcovy River system was approximately $1,580,000 annually.
		In addition, the Alcovy River Swamp was valued to provide over $1 million annually of water quality protection (4).
		Wharton, C., "The Southern River Swamp – A Multiple Environment," quoted in Richard H. Goodwin and William A. Niering, "Inland Wetlands:Their Ecological Role and Environmental Status," Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 55:2 (1974).
	www.stateforesters.org /positions/forested_wetlands.html (1292 words)

	GA Environmental Protection Dept. of Natural Resources: State Envionmental Officials Continue to Sample Alcovy River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Those systems, which normally rely on the Alcovy River for their source of drinking water, switched to alternate sources of water for their customers after a train derailment on Sunday sent methanol and ethylene glycol into the Alcovy River.
		Samples taken from the Alcovy River indicate the presence of ethylene glycol and methanol.
		EPD will continue to monitor the river and will announce when the water systems will be able to use it again as a source of drinking water.
	www.dnr.state.ga.us /dnr/environ/press/press.cgi?prfile=PR.20000906.01 (247 words)

	Water and Sewer History
		The growing domain for water in the early 1940's prompted the citizens to once again pass a bond to build a water treatment plant and look for other sources of water.
		The Alcovy River was chosen and a new pumping station was built.
		Six mile, 16 inch raw water main was installed to transport water from the Alcovy Trestle Rd. river pump station to the Williams Street Water Treatment Facility.
	www.cityofcovington.org /waterdept/waterhistory.htm (603 words)

	Canoeing In Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		An overview of rivers and river recreation in Georgia, including canoeing, kayaking, rafting, fly-fishing, river conservation, river access, and river law in Georgia.
		Lazer Creek Kayaking, rafting and canoeing in Georgia River: Lazer Creek Section: Hendricks Road to Po Biddy Road USGS Quad(s): Roldand, Lincoln Park Counties: Talbot, Upson Section Length: 10.3...
		Alcovy River Kayaking, rafting and canoeing in Georgia River: Alcovy Section: Covington to Lake Jackson USGS Quad(s): Covington, Stewart Counties: Newton Section Length: 18.4 miles Difficulty: I...
	www.alpenglowco.com /canoeing-4/canoeing-in-georgia.html (517 words)

	Rivers, Trails & Conservation Program
		RM 0, confluence with Flint River and Kinchafoonee Creek, to RM 36, Americus
		RM 0, confluence with Altamaha River, to RM 95, headwaters east of town of Tenmile
		S, R, G, F, Meandering flwater river located in Lower Coastal Plain; underlain with beds of sand, clay, limestone, and marl; white sand bars; 15 to 50 foot high bluffs; abundance and diversity of wildlife; heavily canopied with cypress-tupelo stands.
	www.nps.gov /ncrc/programs/rtca/nri/states/ga.html (1659 words)

	Institute of Ecology - McGarity Wetlands
		The McGarity Wetlands is a 136.5 acre preserve located off the Alcovy River near Covington, Georgia.
		It is part of a larger Alcovy watershed managed by the Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF).
		This area is beneficial to the long-term preservation of sensitive lands as part of the Alcovy River Greenway Project.
	www.ecology.uga.edu /facilities/mcgarity.htm (157 words)

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