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River in state of Georgia, U. S.

The Ogeechee River is a 294 mile (473 km) blackwater river in the U. S. state of Georgia. It heads at the confluence of its North and South Forks, about 2.5 mile (4 km) south southwest of Crawfordville and flowing generally southeast to Ossabaw Sound about 16 mile (26 km) south of Savannah. Its largest tributary is the Canoochee River, which drains approximately 1,400 square miles (3,626 km2) and is the only other major river in the basin. The Ogeechee has a watershed of 5540 square miles (14,349 km2). It is one of the state's few free flowing streams.

The Ogeechee River watershed in Georgia crosses four major land resource areas. About 6 percent of the area lies within the Southern Piedmont MLRA, about 4 percent in the Carolina and Georgia Sand Hills MLRA, 48 percent in the Southern Coastal Plain MLRA, and 42 percent in the Atlantic Coast Flatwoods MLRA. The dominant soils in this part of the watershed have 40 to 60 inches of sandy materials overlying a loamy subsoil. Soils in the Southern Coastal Plain part of the watershed are more variable than in other parts, especially concerning their textures and water table depths. In fact, though the origin of the name "Ogeechee" is uncertain, it may be derived from a Muskogee term meaning "river of the Uchees", referring to the Yuchi people, who inhabited areas near it. Some scholars have drawn a connection between the river's name and the name Gullah Geechee for the Gullah people who inhabit coastal Georgia.