Suwannee River
The Suwannee River (also spelled Suwanee River) is a river that runs through south Georgia southward into Florida in the Southern United States. It is a wild blackwater river, about 246 miles (396 km) long. The Suwannee River is the site of the prehistoric Suwanee Straits that separated the Florida peninsula from the Florida panhandle and the rest of the continent.
| Suwannee | |
|---|---|
The Suwannee River near Lake City, Florida | |
Suwannee River drainage basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| , Georgia (U.S. state), Florida | |
| Cities | Fargo, Georgia, White Springs, Florida, Branford, Florida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge |
| • location | Fargo, Georgia |
| Mouth | Gulf of Mexico |
• location | Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, Suwannee, Florida |
• coordinates | 29°17′18″N 83°9′57″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 246 mi (396 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Gulf of Mexico |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Santa Fe River |
| • right | Alapaha River, Withlacoochee River |
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