The Oconee River is a river which has its origin in Hall County, Georgia and terminates 170 miles later where it joins the Ocmulgee River to form the Altamaha River near Lumber City at the borders of Montgomery County, Wheeler County, and Jeff Davis County. The northern part of the river, known as the North Oconee River, is where the two forks of the river converge to form what is known as the Middle Oconee River. The Oconee River passes through the Oconee National Forest into Lake Oconee, a manmade lake, near the towns of Madison and Greensboro. From Lake Oconee, the river travels to Lake Sinclair, another manmade lake, in Milledgeville, Ga. South of Milledgeville, the river flows unobstructed to its mouth. Along the river there are many sandbars and oxbow lakes while the forest bottomland swamp surrounding the Oconee extends for miles, creating a very remote setting. Hall County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... The Ocmulgee River (ok-MUHL-gee) is a tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi (410 km) long, in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... The Altamaha River is a major river of the US state of Georgia, and its 37,600 km (14,500 sq mi) watershed is the second largest in the eastern United States. ... Lumber City can refer to: Lumber City, Georgia Lumber City, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Wheeler County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Jeff Davis County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ...
The North OconeeRiver Greenway is a 3.5 mile long, bicycling and walking path that is open sunrise to sunset.
Currently, the North OconeeRiver Greenway connects with Cook's Greenway Trail at Sandy Creek Nature Center and follows the North OconeeRiver south toward downtown Athens and the University of Georgia.
As a matter of fact, the river took on a number of different characters, as is a river's inclination.
What emerged, then, as the new definition of a meandering river, is one whose channel physically wonders from side to side over the years, eroding the bank on one side, accreting new land on the other.
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