The Willacoochee River is a 21.5 miles (34.6 km) tributary of the Alapaha River

Alapaha River

The Alapaha River is a river in southern Georgia and northern Florida in the United States. It is a tributary of the Suwannee River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.- Course :...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. Via the Alapaha and Suwannee

Suwannee River

The Suwannee River is a major river of southern Georgia and northern Florida in the United States. It is a wild blackwater river, about long. The Suwannee River is the site of the prehistoric Suwannee Straits which separated peninsular Florida from the panhandle.-Geography:The river rises in the...

 rivers, its waters flow to the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

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The river rises in Irwin County, Georgia

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...

, 4 miles (6 km) east of Ocilla

Ocilla, Georgia

Ocilla is a city in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,270 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Irwin County.Ocilla is part of the Fitzgerald Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, at the confluence of Willacoochee Creek and Brushy Creek. It flows south-southeast, eventually becoming the boundary between 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....

 and Coffee

Coffee County, Georgia

Coffee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 37,413. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 40,085. The county seat is Douglas.-History:...

 counties, and later between Berrien and 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...

 counties. It joins the Alapaha River three miles west of the city of Willacoochee, Georgia

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....

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