Alapaha River
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River
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in southern Georgia
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and northern Florida
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in the United States
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. It is a tributary
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of the Suwannee River
Suwannee River
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, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico
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Course
The Alapaha River rises in southeastern Dooly County, GeorgiaDooly County, Georgia
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, and flows generally southeastwardly through or along the boundaries of Crisp
Crisp County, Georgia
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, Wilcox, Turner
Turner County, Georgia
Turner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on August 18, 1905. As of 2010, the population was 8,930. The county seat is Ashburn.-History:The County is named for Henry Gray Turner, U.S...
, Ben Hill
Ben Hill County, Georgia
Ben Hill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 31, 1906 and ratified November 6, 1906. As of 2000, the population was 17,484. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 17,650...
, Irwin
Irwin County, Georgia
Irwin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 15, 1818. As of 2000, the population was 9,931. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 9,934...
, Tift
Tift County, Georgia
Tift County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 38,407. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 41,610...
, Berrien
Berrien County, Georgia
Berrien County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 16,235. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 16,722. The county seat is Nashville....
, Atkinson
Atkinson County, Georgia
Atkinson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia, and was formed in 1917 from parts of Coffee and Clinch counties. As of 2000, the population was 7,609. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 8,223...
, Lanier
Lanier County, Georgia
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, Lowndes
Lowndes County, Georgia
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and Echols
Echols County, Georgia
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Counties in Georgia, and Hamilton
Hamilton County, Florida
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County in Florida, where it flows into the Suwannee River 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Jasper
Jasper, Florida
Jasper is a city in Hamilton County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,780 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,848 . It is the county seat of Hamilton County. The United Methodist Church in Jasper, Florida is on the National Register...
. Along its course it passes the Georgia towns of Rebecca
Rebecca, Georgia
Rebecca is a city in Turner County, Georgia, United States, along the Alapaha River. The population was 246 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rebecca is located at ....
, Alapaha
Alapaha, Georgia
Alapaha is a town in Berrien County, Georgia, along the Alapaha River. The population was 682 at the 2000 census.Alapaha developed from a trade settlement on the site of a Seminole village with the same name...
, Willacoochee
Willacoochee, Georgia
Willacoochee is a city in Atkinson County, Georgia, along the Alapaha River. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimated population for Willacoochee is 1,508. The population for the 31650 ZIP code, which serves Willacoochee, is 3,002....
, Lakeland
Lakeland, Georgia
Lakeland is a city in Lanier County, Georgia, United States. The city is the county seat of Lanier County. It is part of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,730 at the 2000 census....
, and Statenville
Statenville, Georgia
Statenville is an unincorporated community in and the county seat of Echols County, Georgia, United States. Statenville is named for Capt. James W. Staten, who built the first store in the town. Statenville was previously known as Troublesome...
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Near Willacoochee, Georgia, the Alapaha collects the Willacoochee River
Willacoochee River
The Willacoochee River is a tributary of the Alapaha River in the U.S. state of Georgia. Via the Alapaha and Suwannee rivers, its waters flow to the Gulf of Mexico....
. In Florida, it collects the Alapahoochee River
Alapahoochee River
The Alapahoochee River is a tributary of the Alapaha River in Georgia and Florida in the United States. Via the Alapaha and Suwannee rivers, its waters flow to the Gulf of Mexico....
and the short Little Alapaha River, which rises in Echols County, Georgia, and flows southwestward.
Variant names
The United States Board on Geographic NamesUnited States Board on Geographic Names
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settled on "Alapaha River" as the stream's name in 1891. According to the Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known as:
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