The Alapaha River at Statenville, Georgia, during a period of drought in 2000

The Alapaha River (IPA: [əˈlæpəˌhɑ]) is a river, 190 mi (306 km) long, in southern Georgia and northern Florida in the United States. It is a tributary of the Suwannee River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Statenville is an unincorporated city located in Echols County, Georgia. ... A drought is a period of time when there is not enough water to support agricultural, urban or environmental water needs. ... For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... River upstream of an Australian trout farm A river is a large natural waterway. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... The Suwannee River (also spelled Suwanee River) is a major river of southern Georgia and northern Florida in the United States. ... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ...

Course

The Alapaha River rises in southeastern Dooly County, Georgia, and flows generally southeastwardly through or along the boundaries of Crisp, Wilcox, Turner, Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Berrien, Atkinson, Lanier, Lowndes and Echols Counties in Georgia, and Hamilton County in Florida, where it flows into the Suwannee River 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Jasper. Along its course it passes the Georgia towns of Rebecca, Alapaha, Willacoochee and Statenville. Dooly County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Crisp County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Wilcox County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Turner County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Ben Hill County is a county located in the Georgia. ... Irwin County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Tift County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Berrien County is a county located in the Georgia. ... Atkinson County is a county located in the Georgia. ... Lanier County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Lowndes County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Echols County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... Jasper is a city located in Hamilton County, Florida. ... Rebecca is a city located in Turner County, Georgia. ... Alapaha is a town located in Berrien County, Georgia. ... Willacoochee is a city located in Atkinson County, Georgia. ... Statenville is an unincorporated city located in Echols County, Georgia. ...

Near Willacoochee, Georgia, the Alapaha collects the Willacoochee River. In Florida, it collects the Alapahoochee River and the short Little Alapaha River, which rises in Echols County, Georgia, and flows southwestward.

Variant names

The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Alapaha River" as the stream's name in 1891. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known as: The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is an American federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the U.S. government. ... GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ...

See also

• List of Florida rivers
• List of Georgia rivers

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References

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (2003). Georgia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-253-6.
• GNIS entry for Alapaha River
• GNIS entry for Little Alapaha River