Canoochee River

Map of the Ogeechee River watershed showing the Canoochee River

The Canoochee River (pronounced kuh-NOO-chee) is a 108-mile-long (174 km)[1] river in southeastern Georgia in the United States. It is a tributary of the Ogeechee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. In 1738 the Trustees of the colony mentioned the proposed house and ferry boat over the 'Cooanoochi River'.[2]

Course

The Canoochee River is formed about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Swainsboro in southwestern Emanuel County by the confluence of Canoochee Creek and Little Canoochee Creek, and flows generally southeastwardly through or along the boundaries of Candler, Evans, Bryan, and Liberty counties, through Fort Stewart. It joins the Ogeechee River from the west in Bryan County, 15 miles (24 km) south-southwest of Savannah.[3]

Variant names

The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Canoochee River" as the stream's name in 1910. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the river has also been known as:[4]

  • Cannochee River
  • Cannoochee River
  • Cannouchee River
  • Canoche River
  • Canochee River
  • Canoochee Creek
  • Canouchee River
  • Canouchie River
  • Canuche River
  • Connochee River
  • Conoche River
  • Conoochee River
  • Coonoche River
  • Coonnoochie River
  • Connouchee Creek

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed April 26, 2011
  2. ↑ 'Index: C,' in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, Volume 43, 1737, ed. K G Davies (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1963), 339-345, Retrieved July 4, 2015, British History website
  3. ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Canoochee River". Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canoochee River

Coordinates: 31°58′55″N 81°18′32″W / 31.98187°N 81.30900°W / 31.98187; -81.30900

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