Chattahoochee River
Appearance
| Chattahoochee River | |
|---|---|
Chattahoochee River at Jones Bridge Park in Peachtree Corners, Georgia | |
![]() Map of the Apalachicola River system with the Chattahoochee highlighted in dark blue. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia, Alabama, Florida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | near Jacks Knob |
| - location | Blue Ridge Mountains, Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia |
| - coordinates | 34°49′26″N 83°47′28″W / 34.82389°N 83.79111°W[1] |
| - elevation | 3,550 ft (1,080 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Apalachicola River |
| - location | confluence with Flint River, near Jim Woodruff Dam |
| - coordinates | 30°42′32″N 84°51′50″W / 30.70889°N 84.86389°W[1] |
| - elevation | 75 ft (23 m)[1] |
| Length | 430 mi (690 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8,770 sq mi (22,700 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 10,090 cu ft/s (286 m3/s)[4] |
