Chattahoochee River facts for kids
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Chattahoochee River at Jones Bridge Park in Peachtree Corners, Georgia
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Map of the Apalachicola River system with the Chattahoochee highlighted in dark blue.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia, Alabama, Florida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | near Jacks Knob Blue Ridge Mountains, Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia 3,550 ft (1,080 m) 34°49′26″N 83°47′28″W / 34.82389°N 83.79111°W |
| River mouth | Apalachicola River confluence with Flint River, near Jim Woodruff Dam 75 ft (23 m) 30°42′32″N 84°51′50″W / 30.70889°N 84.86389°W |
| Length | 430 mi (690 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 8,770 sq mi (22,700 km2) |
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River. The Chattahoochee River is about 430 miles (690 km) long.
The Chattahoochee, Flint, and Apalachicola rivers together make up the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin (ACF River Basin).
Images for kids
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Visitors putting their rafts, canoes and kayaks in the Chattahoochee River
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The Chattahoochee River in Autumn
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The Upper Chattahoochee River Campground north of Helen, White County, Georgia
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Chattahoochee River at River Park on Willeo Road, Fulton County, Georgia
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The Chattahoochee River at the Devil's Shoals, East Palisades Park, Fulton County, Georgia
See also
In Spanish: Río Chattahoochee para niños
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