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	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.
		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.
		Meanwhile, the Ocmulgee's value as a source of fish and wildlife was generally recognized—the world-record biggest largemouth bass had been caught in Montgomery Lake, an oxbow lake near Jacksonville, in 1932—and efforts to preserve the basin's natural resources began with the establishment of the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge in 1939.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2835 (2352 words)

	Ocmulgee River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Downstream from Lake Jackson the river flows freely and is considered relatively unspoiled among the rivers of the region.
		The banks of the river were inhabited by the Mississippian culture between the 10th and 12th centuries.
		During the 19th century the river provided the principal water navigation route for Macon, allowing the development of the cotton industry in the surrounding region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ocmulgee_River (423 words)

	Altamaha River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Altamaha River is a major river of the US state of Georgia, and its 37,600 km² (14,500 sq mi) watershed is the second largest in the eastern United States.
		The Altamaha river proper begins at the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers, in the area south of Vidalia, and it runs southeast for about 140 miles (220 km), collecting the Ohoopee River and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Brunswick.
		Although used in the 19th century as a route for commerce between central Georgia and the coast, the river is nearly entirely still in its natural state, and was designated a bioreserve by The Nature Conservancy in 1991.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Altamaha_River (172 words)

	River Basin Center
		The headwaters of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers originate in the foothills of the Appalachians and meet to form the Altamaha River in the Coastal Plain region of Georgia.
		A total of 137 river miles marks the distance between the convergence of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers and the entry of the Altamaha into the Atlantic Ocean near Darien, Georgia.
		The headwaters of the Ocmulgee River begin in the highly urbanized Atlanta metropolitan area, and downstream its watershed is dominated by agriculture and forested areas.
	www.rivercenter.uga.edu /education/k12resources/basinsofga1.htm (832 words)

	LostWorlds.org \| Georgia : Ocmulgee Indian Mounds- Creek Indians
		Yet because the mound was ingeniously constructed on the edge of the Macon Plateau and the plateau itself was terraced to match the same angle as the Temple Mound, the mound appears to rise an impressive 90 feet on the side facing the Ocmulgee river.
		The Ocmulgee Mounds site is characterized by defensive ditches and palisade walls which protected three sides of the new Muscogean colony from attacks by their neighbors.
		Ocmulgee was not the last nor even the greatest of the accomplishments of the Mississippians.
	www.lostworlds.org /ocmulgee_mounds.html (2358 words)

	Georgia's Ocmulgee Mounds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Ocmulgee National Monument was opened in 1936 and is operated by the National Park Service, which preserves the mounds and the three and a half miles of nature trails.
		Ocmulgee, meaning "boiling water", is from the Hitchiti tongue, a dialect spoken among the Lower Creeks.
		Ocmulgee is a memorial to the antiquity of man in this corner of the North American continent.
	www.tylwythteg.com /ocmulgee/ocmulgee.html (1072 words)

	Ocmulgee River--Canoe Canoe Outfitters
		The Ocmulgee is born in the backwaters of Jackson Lake.
		As the river winds its way toward the Altamaha; horseshoe bends, sandbars, and oxbow lakes, with a wide river corridor sometimes stretching for miles, makes for a wild and remote setting.
		From Macon to the mouth of the Ocmulgee is approximately 200 miles.
	www.canoecanoe.com /ocmulgee.htm (133 words)

	OCMULGEE NATIONAL MONUMENTUM
		A lot of things which are related to the Ocmulgee fields are displayed, such as hundreds of axes, beads, clay pipes, knives, swords, bullets, flints, pistols, muskets, and burial pits.
		The second part of the history of Ocmulgee, the way that this place became a National Monument, began in 1933, when a big part of McDouglas Mound was removed to use as fill dirt for Main Street.
		The Mississippians at Ocmulgee built a compact town consisted of numerous huts on the bluff overlooking the river.
	web.li.gatech.edu /~rdrury/700/write/f1_99/Ocmulgee.htm (2022 words)

	Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division - Georgia River Fishing Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Ocmulgee River begins its long journey through central Georgia under the waters of Lake Jackson at the junction of the Yellow, South and Alcovy rivers.
		Below Macon the character of the river changes dramatically as the floodplain widens to produce river bottom swamps and the shifting channel meanders between sand bars, willow thickets, steep banks and backwater sloughs.
		Channel catfish are abundant throughout the length of the river and although rod and reel fishing can be effective, most use trotlines or bushhooks baited with prepared baits, liver, crayfish and a variety of home recipes.
	georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us /content/displaycontent.asp?txtdocument=116&txtpage=11 (1877 words)

	Ocmulgee on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		OCMULGEE [Ocmulgee], river, c.255 mi (410 km) long, formed SE of Atlanta, NW Ga., by the confluence of the Yellow, South, and Alcovy rivers.
		The river passes the remains of prehistoric Native American villages preserved in Ocmulgee National Monument (see National Parks and Monuments, table).
		Ocmulgee N.M., Georgia--the Intertribal Council of Five Civilized Tribes recently sent a resolution to the Federal Highway Administration to protect the Ocmulgee Old Fields from a proposed four-lane highway that would cut through the sacred site.(Brief Article)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/O/Ocmulgee.asp (392 words)

	Altamaha River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Altamaha is the largest river of the Georgia coast and the second largest basin in the eastern United States.
		Its headwaters, like those of the Savannah, arise in the foothills of the Appalachians and flow is dominated by silt-laden water from the Piedmont and Upper Coastal Plain, although it does receive a major input from a 'fl water' tributary, the Ohoopee.
		Flow in the Altamaha River averages 400 cubic meters per second, and the drainage area is 37,600 square kilometers.
	lmer.marsci.uga.edu /altamaha.html (110 words)

	Sherpa Guides \| Georgia \| Coast \| Central Coast \| Altamaha River Bioreserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This 137-mile alluvial river is one of the great natural treasures of the eastern United States, flowing undammed from its creation at the confluence of the Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers near Hazlehurst to the multichannel river delta near Darien.
		The 14,500-square-mile Altamaha River basin is the second-largest watershed on the Eastern seaboard.
		The primitive island is defined on the west by the main channel of the Altamaha River and on the east by Lewis Creek and the broad, dense Buffalo Swamp.
	www.sherpaguides.com /georgia/coast/central_coast/altamaha_river_bioreserve.html (10899 words)

	GA Ecological Services
		That portion of the Ocmulgee River, Georgia, lying between river miles 230.9 and 250.2, bounded on the downstream end by a low head dam at Juliette, Georgia, and on the upstream end by Lloyd Shoals Dam, a Georgia Power hydroelectric facility.
		With the recent discovery of native populations in the Pee Dee River, North and South Carolina, the lower Ocmulgee River, Georgia, and the Savannah River, South Carolina and Georgia, there are four known native populations.
		In addition, a weir immediately downstream of Lloyd Shoal Dam greatly improves dissolved oxygen concentrations in the Ocmulgee River (Hendricks 1997), such that the waters of the Ocmulgee River between Lloyd Shoals Dam and the Towaliga River at river mile 233.1 meet the water quality criteria established by the State of Georgia for fishing.
	www.fws.gov /athens/robust_redhorse_ccaa.html (6873 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The fish’s historic range is the Atlantic Slope drainage from the Pee Dee River in North Carolina to the Altamaha River in Georgia.
		The Ocmulgee River Robust Redhorse Project was undertaken by some of the RRCC partners to assist in restoring and protecting spawning habitat for the fish.
		The Ocmulgee watershed is home to the Oconee National Forest which runs adjacent to the river and is one of the largest tracts of public land in central Georgia.
	www.garivers.org /robustredhorse.htm (781 words)

	Ocmulgee River Report
		The only other river trip I had taken was recently on the Edisto, in SC.
		The Ocmulgee was more lake-water in color: pale green, with brown sandbars, red/white eroded bluffs.
		A dip in the river was immediately refreshing, and we quickly realized that the strong sun really did take it out of us.
	www.atlantakayak.com /Trip_reports/ocmulgeeRpt.htm (997 words)

	Ocmulgee Greenway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Macon owes its existence to the river, yet you would be hard pressed to tell that now.
		It has been over a century since the Ocmulgee was the main route to Darien, Savannah, and the rest of the world.
		In 1826, at the urging of local physician Ambrose Baber, the forest below Seventh Street in Macon was set aside "for the preservation of the health of the inhabitants thereof".
	members.iglou.com /farrier/mid_ga_outdoors/greenway.html (386 words)

	Altamaha Riverkeeper
		In other words, when the deep holes in our creeks, lakes, and rivers fill in with mud, there is less room for the water, which causes it to flow more rapidly.
		According to studies, such as, Where Rivers Are Born " Fish are not the only organisms harmed; some of the algae species that grow in water contaminated with excess nitrogen and phosphorus generate tastes and odors and can be toxic, a clear problem for stream systems that supply drinking water for municipalities.
		The flight, made possible by a local Macon citizen, was for the protection of the Ocmulgee River.
	www.altamahariverkeeper.org /aboutus/stories/winterflight.asp (1825 words)

	Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division - Georgia River Fishing Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Fishing in the Ocmulgee River improved in 2004 and anglers reported better catches of redbreast sunfish, bluegill, and catfish.
		However, the percentage of large fish in the sample increased from the previous year and all the bluegill were fatter than normal, indicating that fishing for this species should be good in 2005.
		The Ocmulgee produces a good number of fish in the 9-12 inch range each year and this trend should continue in 2005.
	georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us /content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=116&txtPage=12 (867 words)

	Trail results for
		A tributary of the Altamaha River, it is the western and northernmost river...
		This drive follows the Ocmulgee River to Lumber City before it joins the Oconee River to become the largest river in the state, the Altamaha River.
		After you cross the lower end of Oconee River, large farms and pecan groves are broken only by areas of forest, where it is...
	www.trails.com /AdvancedFind.asp?GeoSearch=1&lat=32.3347&Lon=-82.885&Distance=50&ZipCode=31075 (619 words)

	Ocmulgee Indian Mounds, Macon, Georgia
		By the end of the Early Mississipian Era (1200 AD) the mounds at Ocmulgee were in decline, while the Etowah Indian Mounds were flourishing.
		First mention of the mounds is by a member of James Oglethorpe's Georgia Guard who saw the mounds on a trip with Oglethorpe to the Creek capital of Coweta.
		The park stretches from the Emery Highway to the Ocmulgee River, although access to the river is limited by Interstate 16.
	roadsidegeorgia.com /site/ocmulgee_mounds.html (817 words)

	The Georgia Conservancy - Smart Growth
		One is the desirability and feasibility of designating the Ocmulgee River corridor between Town Creek Reservoir and Bond Swamp as a National Heritage Area.
		The committee cited the scenic views, Ocmulgee Mounds National Monument, diversity of interests, recreational opportunities, historic neighborhoods, Rose Hill Cemetery and historic architecture as assets in the corridor.
		However, water quality, urban impacts on the river, lack of funding for an education or conservation effort, and the proximity of Interstates 16 and 75 and the railroad to the river present challenges.
	www.gaconservancy.org /SmartGrowth/SG_blueprints_ocmulgee.asp (223 words)

	Ocmulgee River - GA
		Tuesday morning we were on the river by nine and paddled twenty-nine miles.
		As there were no camping sites and the river was moving very fast, (at time we enjoyed a 4 mph current), and mosquitoes were swarming near shore we decided to finish the trip on Wednesday covering the last twenty-eight miles.
		This is a very wide river from 150’ to 400’ across which could be a problem if there was any strong wind.
	www.paddling.net /places/showReport.html?1040 (443 words)

	Ocmulgee
		Ocmulgee, river, c.255 mi (410 km) long, formed SE of Atlanta, NW Ga., by the confluence of the Yellow, South, and Alcovy rivers.
		Oconee - Oconee, river, 282 mi (454 km) long, rising in the Appalachian Mts., N Ga., and flowing SE to the...
		Rivers of the United States - Alabama-Coosa (600 mi.; 966 km): From junction of Oostanula and Etowah R. in Georgia to Mobile R. Georgia, state, United States: Geography - Geography Georgia is the largest state E of the Mississippi River and has three main topographical...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0836342.html (164 words)

	Macon Georgia \| Newtown \| Downtown Development :: Ocmulgee Heritage Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Ocmulgee Heritage Trail will be a ten-mile river walk from the Ocmulgee Mounds to the “Old Waterworks Park” upon completion.
		A statue of Otis Redding “sittin’ on the dock” overlooking the Ocmulgee was unveiled in the Gateway Park in the fall of 2002.
		An Ocmulgee Heritage Trail Interpretive Center is under development, where the history, culture, environment, and recreation along the Ocmulgee River will be celebrated.
	www.newtownmacon.com /ocmulgee-heritage-trail.htm (177 words)

	Ocmulgee River Landings- Juliette
		There is an undeveloped dirt landing along the west side of the river just above the dam at Juliette that allows excellent access to the Juliette pool.
		There is also a primitive access to the river just upstream from the bridge, via a small turnoff on the north side of Juliette-Round Oak Rd. right at the bridge.
		The turnaround could only hold one or two vehicles but there is more potential parking on the road or across the railroad tracks in the hamlet of Juliette, famous for the Whistle Stop Cafe where they serve fried green tomatoes and filmed much of the movie named for that dish.
	www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu /~doetter/river/ocmulgee_landings6.html (270 words)

	CC: Macon, GA: Chapter One
		Macon's geographical location on both banks of the Ocmulgee River and just 18 miles northwest of the actual center of Georgia, earned it the name "The Central City of Georgia" as early as 1879.
		The river waters of the Ocmulgee, pronounced "oak-mull-ghee" and meaning "boiling water" in the Hitchiti Indian tongue, allowed navigation throughout the region as it joined the other rivers in the area.
		Through the treaty signed in 1805 by the United States and the Creek Indians, the Ocmulgee River became the southwestern boundary of the new country.
	www.merrill.org /cc/macon/01 (3164 words)

	Learn all about Historic Macon with the Historic Macon Foundation
		More than 10,000 years ago, what is now known as metro Macon-Bibb County was home to the Creek Indians and their ancestors, who settled along the Ocmulgee River and lived placidly there until the arrival of the white man in the 16th century.
		According to historical records, the Ocmulgee River provided more to the first native Maconites than fertile soil: In 1540, the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto documented the New World's first Christian baptism when priests with his party baptized two local Indians in a ceremony on the Ocmulgee river bank.
		Founded on the site of the Ocmulgee Old Fields and geographically situated on the Fall Line where the Piedmont joins the flat Coastal Plains, Macon was established as a trading post in 1806 after the Creeks ceded their lands east of the Ocmulgee.
	www.historicmacon.org /macon.html (408 words)

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