ALTAMAHA RIVER
BASIN
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DESIGNATED
USE
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Altamaha River
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Doctors Creek to Butler River
|
Recreation
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Altamaha and Doboy Sounds
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All littoral waters including the waters on the ocean
side of Sapelo and Little St. Simons Islands
|
Recreation
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Buttermilk Sound
|
Reimolds Pasture
|
Recreation
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CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
BASIN
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DESIGNATED USE
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Alexander Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Cedar Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Bear Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Chattahoochee
River
|
Drinking Water
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Big Creek
|
Foe Killer Creek to Chattahoochee River
|
Drinking Water
|
Blue Creek
|
Headwaters to Yellowjacket Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Camp Creek
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Headwaters to confluence with Hazel Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Cedar Creek
|
Headwaters to Alexander Creek
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Drinking Water
|
Centralhatchee Creek
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Little Taylor Creek to Chattahoochee River
|
Drinking Water
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Chattahoochee River
|
Headwaters to confluence with Soque River
|
Recreation
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Chattahoochee River
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Soque River to White Creek
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Recreation and Drinking Water
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Chattahoochee River
|
White Creek to Mud Creek
|
Recreation
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Chattahoochee River/Lake Lanier
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Mud Creek to Buford Dam
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Recreation and Drinking Water
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Chattahoochee River
|
Buford Dam to Atlanta (Peachtree Creek)
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
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Chattahoochee River
|
Snake Creek to Yellowdirt Creek
|
Recreation
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Chattahoochee River
|
Pink Creek to Harris Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Chattahoochee River/West Point Lake
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New River to West Point Dam
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Recreation and Drinking Water
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Chattahoochee River
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West Point Dam to Long Cane Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Chattahoochee River
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House Creek to North Highland Dam (including Lakes
Harding, Goat Rock, Oliver, and North Highlands)
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Recreation and Drinking Water
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Chattahoochee River
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Cowikee Creek to Lake Walter F. George Dam
|
Recreation
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Chattahoochee River/Lake Seminole
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Georgia Hwy. 91 to Jim Woodruff Dam
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Recreation
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Dog River
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Mobley Creek to Chattahoochee River
|
Drinking Water
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Flat Creek
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Turkey Creek to confluence with Yellowjacket
Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Hazel Creek
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Law Creek to Camp Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Headwaters of Unnamed Tributary to Bethlehem
Creek
|
Lake Franklin, F.D. Roosevelt State Park
Beaches
|
Recreation
|
Hillabahatchee Creek
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Tolieson Branch to Chattahoochee River
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Drinking Water
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Little Kolomoki Creek
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Lake Kolomoki, Kolomoki Mounds State Park
Beach
|
Recreation
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Sandy Creek
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Headwaters to Golden Creek
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Drinking Water
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Smith Creek
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Unicoi Lake, Unicoi State Park Beach
|
Recreation
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Snake Creek
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Crews Creek to Chattahoochee River
|
Drinking Water
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Soque River
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Deep Creek to Sutton Mill Creek
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Drinking Water
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Sweetwater Creek
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Olley Creek to Chattahoochee River
|
Drinking Water
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Turner Creek
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Headwaters to confluence with Tesnatee Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Upatoi Creek
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Heriot Creek to Armory Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Yahoola Creek
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Bryant Creek to confluence with Chestatee
River
|
Drinking Water
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COOSA RIVER BASIN
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DESIGNATED USE
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Beech Creek
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Headwaters to Dry Creek (including Possum Trot
Reservoir)
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Drinking Water
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Blackwell Creek
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Headwaters to Cox Lake Dam
|
Drinking Water
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Cartecay River
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Clear Creek to confluence with Ellijay River
|
Drinking Water
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Chestnut Cove Creek
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Headwaters to and including Lake Tamarack
|
Drinking Water
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Coahulla Creek
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Bates Branch to Mill Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Conasauga River
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Waters Within the Cohutta Wilderness Area
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Wild and Scenic
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Conasauga River
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Sugar Creek to Spring Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Coosa River
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At the Alabama State Line
|
Recreation
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Coosawattee River/Carters Lake
|
Confluence with Mountaintown Creek to Carters
Dam
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Recreation and Drinking Water
|
Coosawattee River
|
Mineral Springs Branch to confluence with Conasauga
River
|
Drinking Water
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Dry Creek
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Headwaters to confluence with Duck Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Duck Creek
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Confluence with Dry Creek to Dickson Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Ellijay River
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Briar Creek to confluence with Cartecay River
|
Drinking Water
|
Etowah River
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Headwaters to Montgomery Creek
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Drinking Water
|
Etowah River
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Lily Creek to Mill Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Etowah River
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Long Swamp Creek to Canton Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Etowah River/Lake Allatoona
|
Georgia Hwy. 20 to Allatoona Dam
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
|
Etowah River
|
Allatoona Dam to Ward Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Etowah River
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Dykes Creek to Silver Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Euharlee Creek
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Parham Springs Creek to Fish Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Headwaters of Gold Mine Branch
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Fort Mountain Lake, Fort Mountain State Park
Beach
|
Recreation
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Holly Creek
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Dill Creek to Chicken Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Jacks Creek
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Waters Within the Cohutta Wilderness Area
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Wild and Scenic
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Long Swamp Creek
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Lake Tamarack Dam to Cox Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Mill Creek
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Hurricane Creek to confluence with Conasauga
River
|
Drinking Water
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Oostanaula River
|
Confluence of Conasauga and Coosawattee Rivers to
Oothkalooga Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Oostanaula River
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Confluence with Woodward Creek to Coosa River
|
Drinking Water
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Pettit Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Disharoon Creek
(including Lake Pettit)
|
Drinking Water
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Raccoon Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Chattooga River
|
Drinking Water
|
Tributaries to Heath Creek
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Rocky Mountain Public Fishing Lakes, Rocky Mountain
Public Fishing Area
|
Recreation
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Tributary of Dakwa Lake
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Headwaters to confluence with Turniptown Creek
(including Dakwa Lake)
|
Drinking Water
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Woodward Creek
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Headwaters to confluence with Oostanaula River
|
Drinking Water
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FLINT RIVER BASIN
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DESIGNATED USE
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Elkins Creek
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Headwaters to Powder Creek
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Drinking Water
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Flat Creek
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Headwaters to confluence with Line Creek (including
Lake Kedron and Lake Peachtree)
|
Drinking Water
|
Flint River
|
Swamp Creek to Horton Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Flint River
|
Birch Creek to Red Oak Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Flint River
|
Georgia Hwy. 27 to Georgia Power Dam at Lake Worth,
Albanyincluding Lakes Blackshear, Chehaw, and Worth
|
Recreation
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Flint River
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Bainbridge, U.S. Hwy. 84 Bridge to Jim Woodruff Dam,
Lake Seminole
|
Recreation
|
Heads Creek
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Headwaters to Shoal Creek (including Heads Creek
Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
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Horton Creek
|
Headwaters to Flint River (including Horton Creek
Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
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Keg Creek
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Headwaters to Line Creek (including Hutchins
Lake)
|
Drinking Water
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Lazer Creek
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Rocky Branch to Gin Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Line Creek
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Persimmon Creek to Flat Creek (including Lake
McIntosh)
|
Drinking Water
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Potato Creek
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Fivemile Creek to Hoyle Branch
|
Drinking Water
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Pound Creek
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Headwaters to confluence with Cane Creek (including
Lake Meriwether)
|
Drinking Water
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Rush Creek
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Headwaters to confluence with Lazer Creek (including
Rush Creek Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
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Shoal Creek
|
Headwaters to Flint River (including Shoal Creek
Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
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Still Branch
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Headwaters to confluence with Flint River (including
Still Branch Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
|
White Oak Creek
|
Headwaters to Chandlers Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Whitewater Creek
|
Tar Creek to Haddock Creek
|
Drinking Water
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OCMULGEE RIVER BASIN
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DESIGNATED USE
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Alcovy River
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Maple Creek to Cornish Creek (including John T.
Briscoe Reservoir)
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Drinking Water
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Beaverdam Creek
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Headwaters to confluence with Alcovy River
|
Drinking Water
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Big Cotton Indian Creek
|
Coker Branch to Rocky Branch
|
Drinking Water
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Big Haynes Creek
|
Georgia Highway 78 to confluence with Yellow
River
|
Drinking Water
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Big Sandy Creek
|
Chief McIntosh Lake, Indian Springs State Park
Beaches
|
Recreation
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Big Towaliga Creek
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Headwaters to confluence with Edie Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Brown Branch
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Headwaters to Wolf Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Cornish Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Alcovy River (including
Lake Varner)
|
Drinking Water
|
Edie Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Big Towaliga
Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Indian Creek
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Headwaters to confluence with Towaliga River
|
Drinking Water
|
Jackson Lake
|
From South River at Georgia Hwy. 36; from Yellow
River at Georgia Hwy. 36; from Alcovy River at Newton Factory Road Bridge to
Lloyd Shoals Dam
|
Recreation
|
Little Cotton Indian Creek
|
Confluence of Reeves and Rum Creeks to confluence
with Big Cotton Indian Creek
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Drinking Water
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Headwaters of Little Ocmulgee River
|
Little Ocmulgee Lake, Little Ocmulgee State Park
Beach
|
Recreation
|
Little Towaliga River
|
Confluence of Edie and Big Towaliga Creeks to
confluence with Towaliga River
|
Drinking Water
|
Long Branch
|
Headwaters to confluence with Towaliga River
|
Drinking Water
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Ocmulgee River
|
Jackson Lake Dam to Wise Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Ocmulgee River
|
Pratts Creek to Walnut Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Pates Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Little Cotton Indian
Creek (including Blalock Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
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Rocky Creek
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Headwaters to Towaliga River
|
Drinking Water
|
South River
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Honey Creek (Henry County) to Lake Jackson at Georgia
Hwy. 36
|
Recreation
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Towaliga River
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Thompson Creek to Georgia Hwy. 36
|
Drinking Water
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Towaliga River
|
Georgia Hwy. 36 to High Falls Lake Dam
|
Recreation
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Towaliga River
|
High Falls Lake, High Falls State Park Beaches
|
Recreation
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Tobesofkee Creek
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Reeves Creek to Rock Branch
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Drinking Water
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Tobesofkee Creek
|
Georgia Hwy. 74 to Lake Tobesofkee Dam
|
Recreation
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Town Creek
|
Headwaters to Ocmulgee River
|
Drinking Water
|
Tributary to Dried Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Dried Indian Creek
(including Covington Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
|
Tussahaw Creek
|
Headwaters to Baker Branch
|
Drinking Water
|
Walnut Creek
|
Headwaters to Camp Creek (including Walnut Creek
Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
|
Yellow River
|
Georgia Hwy. 124 to Porterdale Water Intake
|
Drinking Water
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OCONEE RIVER BASIN
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DESIGNATED USE
|
Apalachee River
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Shoal Creek to Freeman Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Barber Creek
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Headwaters to Parker Branch
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Drinking Water
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Bear Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Middle Oconee River
(including Bear Creek Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
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Cedar Creek (Hall Co.)
|
Headwaters to confluence with North Oconee
River
|
Drinking Water
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Curry Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Little Curry
Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Fort Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Sikes Creek upstream of
Lake Sinclair
|
Drinking Water
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Hard Labor Creek
|
Headwaters to Lake Brantley Dam
|
Drinking Water
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Hard Labor Creek
|
Lake Rutledge, Hard Labor Creek State Park
Beaches
|
Recreation
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Hard Labor Creek
|
Lake Rutledge Dam to Mile Branch
|
Drinking Water
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Jacks Creek
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Headwaters to Grubby Creek
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Drinking Water
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Lake Oconee
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Lake Oconee to Lake Oconee Dam (Wallace Dam)
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
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Lake Sinclair
|
Lake Oconee Dam downstream to Sinclair Dam
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
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Little River
|
Big Indian Creek to Glady Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Lowry Branch
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Headwaters to confluence with Pearson Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Marbury Creek
|
Fort Yargo Lake, Fort Yargo State Park Beaches
|
Recreation
|
Middle Oconee River
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Beech Creek to McNutt Creek
|
Drinking Water
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Mulberry River
|
Little Mulberry Creek to Barbers Creek
|
Drinking Water
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North Oconee River
|
Cedar Creek to Gravelly Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
North Oconee River
|
Shankles Creek to Trail Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Oconee River
|
Sinclair Dam to Fishing Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Oconee River
|
Oochee Creek to Flat Creek
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
|
Oconee River
|
Flat Creek to Long Branch
|
Drinking Water
|
Parks Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with North Oconee
River
|
Drinking Water
|
Popes Branch
|
Headwaters to confluence with Pearson Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
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OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN
|
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DESIGNATED USE
|
Julienton River
|
Contentment Bluff Sandbar and Dallas Bluff
Sandbar
|
Recreation
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Little Ogeechee River
|
South end of White Bluff Road near Carmelite
Monastery to open sea and littoral waters of Skidaway Island
|
Recreation
|
Ogeechee River
|
U.S. Hwy. 17 Bridge to open sea
|
Recreation
|
Ossabaw Sound
|
All littoral waters including the waters on the ocean
side of Wassaw and Ossabaw Islands
|
Recreation
|
Rocky Comfort Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Whetstone Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Sapelo Sound
|
All littoral waters including the waters on the ocean
side of St. Catherines and Sapelo Islands
|
Recreation
|
Skidaway River
|
Skidaway Narrows in Chatham County
|
Recreation
|
St. Catherines Sound
|
All littoral waters including the waters on the ocean
side of Ossabaw and St. Catherines Islands
|
Recreation
|
Wassaw Sound
|
All littoral waters including the waters on the ocean
side of Little Tybee and Wassaw Islands
|
Recreation
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SATILLA RIVER BASIN
|
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DESIGNATED USE
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Big Creek
|
Lake Laura S. Walker, Laura Walker State Park
Beach
|
Recreation
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Satilla River
|
Alabaha River to Woodbine Boat Ramp at Hwy. 17
|
Recreation
|
South Brunswick River
|
Blythe Island Sandbar
|
Recreation
|
St. Andrews Sound
|
All littoral waters including the waters on the ocean
side of Jekyll and Cumberland Islands
|
Recreation
|
St. Simons Sound
|
The littoral waters on the ocean side of Sea Island,
and all littoral waters including the waters on the ocean side of St. Simons
and Jekyll Islands
|
Recreation
|
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SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN
|
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DESIGNATED USE
|
Abercorn Creek
|
Confluence with Little Abercorn Creek to Savannah
River
|
Drinking Water
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Beaverdam Creek
|
Confluence with Little Beaverdam Creek to Carters
Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Beaverdam Creek (Lake Boline)
|
Headwaters to confluence with Little Beaverdam Creek
(including Lake Boline)
|
Drinking Water
|
Brier Creek
|
Walnut Branch to Fitz Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Broad River
|
Comer Carlton Rd. (Athens Hwy) to Mill Branch
|
Recreation
|
Broad River
|
Wildcat Bridge Rd. to Scull Shoal Creek
|
Recreation
|
Chattooga River
|
Georgia-North Carolina State Line to confluence with
West Fork Chattooga River
|
Wild and Scenic
|
Chattooga River
|
Confluence with West Fork Chattooga River to Tugaloo
Reservoir
|
Recreation and
Wild and Scenic
|
Chattooga River/Tugaloo Reservoir
|
Tugaloo Reservoir to confluence with Tallulah
River
|
Recreation
|
Cedar Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Little Toccoa Creek
(including Toccoa Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
|
Grove Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Hickory Level
Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Unnamed Tributary to Lick Creek
|
Lake Liberty, A.H. Stephens State Park Beach
|
Recreation
|
Little Beaverdam Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Beaverdam Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Mountain Creek
|
Headwaters to Little Nails Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
North Fork Broad River
|
Confluence with Double Branch to confluence with
Middle Fork Broad River
|
Drinking Water
|
Savannah River/Lake Russell and Clarks Hill
Lake
|
GA Highway 368/SC Highway 184 to Clarks Hill Dam
(Mile 238)
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
|
Savannah River
|
Clarks Hill Dam (Mile 238) to Horse Creek including
Stevens Creek Reservoir and Augusta Canal
|
Drinking Water
|
Savannah River
|
US Hwy. 301 Bridge (Mile 129) to Seaboard Coastline
RR Bridge (Mile 27.4)
|
Drinking Water
|
Savannah River
|
Seaboard Coastline RR Bridge (Mile 27.4) to Fort
Pulaski (Mile 0)
|
Coastal Fishing
|
Savannah River
|
Fort Pulaski (Mile 0) to open sea and all littoral
waters including those on the ocean side of Tybee Island
|
Recreation
|
Sherrills Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with South Fork Little River
(including Sherrills Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
|
Sweetwater Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Brier Creek (including
Usry Lake)
|
Drinking Water
|
Tallulah River
|
Headwaters, including Lakes Burton and Seed, to
confluence with Flat Creek
|
Recreation
|
Tallulah River/ Lake Rabun
|
Confluence of Flat Creek, including Lake Rabun, to
Rabun Dam
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
|
Tallulah River
|
Lake Rabun Dam to confluence with Chattooga
River
|
Recreation
|
Town Creek (Tributary to Long Creek)
|
Headwaters to confluence with Brooks Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Tributary to Crawford Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Crawford Creek
(including Water Works Reservoir)
|
Drinking Water
|
Tugaloo River
|
Confluence of Tallulah and Chattooga Rivers to Yonah
Lake Dam
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
|
Tugaloo River/Lake Hartwell
|
Confluence with Prather Creek (near GA SR 184) to
Lake Hartwell Dam
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
|
West Fork Chattooga
|
Confluence of Overflow Creek and Clear Creek to
confluence with Chattooga River (7.3 mi.)
|
Wild and Scenic
|
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ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
|
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DESIGNATED USE
|
St. Marys River
|
All littoral waters including the waters on the ocean
side of Cumberland Island
|
Recreation
|
St. Marys River
|
Deep Creek to Boone Creek
|
Recreation
|
St. Marys River
|
Prospect Landing Rd. to Little St. Marys River
|
Recreation
|
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SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN
|
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DESIGNATED USE
|
Alapaha River
|
Willacoochee River to Dampier Branch
|
Recreation
|
Alapaha River
|
Cherry Creek to State Line
|
Recreation
|
Little River
|
Reed Bingham State Park Lake, Reed Bingham State Park
Lake Beach
|
Recreation
|
Withlacoochee River
|
Tiger Creek to State Line
|
Recreation
|
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TALLAPOOSA RIVER
BASIN
|
|
DESIGNATED USE
|
Astin Creek
|
Headwaters to Little Tallapoosa River including
unnamed tributary to Cowans Lake
|
Drinking Water
|
Beach Creek
|
Headwaters to Bush Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Bush Creek
|
Headwaters to Beach Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Indian Creek
|
Confluence with Turkey Creek to Indian Branch
|
Drinking Water
|
Little Tallapoosa River
|
Headwaters of Lake Paradise to confluence with Astin
Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Little Tallapoosa River
|
Sharpe Creek to Buck Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Tallapoosa River
|
Beach Creek to Mann Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Turkey Creek
|
Jump In Creek to Indian Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
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TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN
|
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DESIGNATED USE
|
Black's Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Little Tennessee
River
|
Drinking Water
|
Hiawassee River
|
Headwaters to Lake Chatuge
|
Recreation
|
Hiawassee River/ Lake Chatuge
|
Lake Chatuge to Georgia - North Carolina State
Line
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
|
Lookout Creek
|
Confluence with Turner Branch to confluence with
Sitton Gulch Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Mud Creek
|
Headwaters to confluence with Little Tennessee
River
|
Drinking Water
|
Nottely River
|
Headwaters to confluence with Fortenberry
Creek
|
Recreation
|
Nottely River/Lake Nottely
|
Confluence with Fortenberry Creek to Lake Nottely
Dam
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
|
Nottely River
|
Lake Nottely Dam to Georgia - North Carolina State
Line
|
Recreation
|
South Chickamauga Creek
|
Confluence of Tiger Creek with East Chickamauga Creek
to confluence with Little Chickamauga Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Toccoa River/Lake Blue Ridge
|
Headwaters to Lake Blue Ridge Dam
|
Recreation
|
Toccoa River
|
Lake Blue Ridge Dam to Georgia - Tennessee State
Line
|
Recreation and Drinking Water
|
Tributary to Crawfish Spring Lake
|
Headwaters to confluence with Coke Oven Branch
(including Crawfish Spring Lake) to West Chickamauga Creek
|
Drinking Water
|
Wolf Creek
|
Lake Trahlyta, Vogel State Park Beach
|
Recreation
|
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