| Chattahoochee River |
Article Index for Chattahoochee |
Articles about Chattahoochee River |
Website Links For Chattahoochee River |
Information About ™Chattahoochee River |
|
Several Lake s, including Lake Sidney Lanier , Walter F. George Lake West Point Lake , and others are controlled by the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers , providing Hydroelectricity , Flood Control , Drinking Water , Recreation , and Navigation . Several smaller and older lakes and Dam s also provide these services on a much smaller and more localized scale, including Bull Sluice Lake and Morgan Falls Dam . It serves as the Border s between several Counties , including:
At one point, the Chattahoochee river was in Fulton County on both sides, though one side was Sandy Springs and the other was Roswell . ( Georgia 400 crosses it at this point.) Sandy Springs has since incorporated into a self-governing city, seprate from Atlanta, making the river a border between the two cities. A Non-profit Organization , the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper , is a Watchdog group for the northern half of the river. Controversy has come to the river because of the enormous growth of Metro Atlanta , and the tremendous increase in water withdrawals from the river. Oysters in Apalachicola Bay depend on the Brackish Water mix and alternating Freshwater and Saltwater flows which the river and Tide s provide. Interbasin Water Transfer s also occur, where water is withdrawn from the Chattahoochee, but then discharged as treated Sewage into another river, such as Hall County 's Oconee River . The U.S. Congress has been asked to intervene to put navigation of the lower Chattahoochee (south of Columbus, Georgia ) by Barge s last on the priority list, as most people view this as a complete waste of water during Drought s, and a tremendous aggravation to the fight between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama over Right s to the river. The Case is now in Court , and may take Year s to resolve. Chattahoochee is the name of a song by country music singer Alan Jackson about the river. FLOODING The most recent major above the dam, the river rose to 6.8 feet or 2.07 meters, just above the flood stage of 6.0 feet or 1.83 meters. TRIBUTARIES Tributary Creek s, Stream s, and River s, as well as lakes, from north to south, along with the county they are in:
SEE ALSO
|
|
|