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A tidal creek or tidal channel is a narrow inlet or estuary that is affected by the ebb and flow of ocean tides. [1] Thus, it has variable salinity and electrical conductivity over the tidal cycle, and flushes salts from inland soils. Tidal creeks are characterized by slow water velocity, resulting in buildup of fine, organic sediment in wetlands.
The Wilmington River is a 17.3-mile-long (27.8 km) [1] tidal river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was originally called St. Augustine's Creek. [2] A creek of the same name exists to the northwest of downtown Savannah. The Wilmington River flows through Chatham County along the east side of the cities of Savannah and Thunderbolt, Georgia.
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Back in the day, however, streams and creeks downtown were commonplace according to "Stories Old and New of the Cape Fear Region," a delightful (albeit somewhat dated) 1956 tome of Wilmington ...
Cumberland Island constitutes the westernmost point of shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean in the United States. The island is 17.5 miles (28.2 km) long, with an area of 36,415 acres (147.37 km 2 or 56.90 square miles), including 16,850 acres (68.2 km 2) of marsh, mudflats, and tidal creeks.
The Bull River is an 8.1-mile-long (13.0 km) tidal river in the U.S. state of Georgia, running through Chatham County east of Savannah. At its north end it connects via St. Augustine Creek and the Wilmington River with the Savannah River. Its south end is at Wassaw Sound, leading to the Atlantic Ocean.
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US 17 crossing the river in Chatham County, Georgia. The Ogeechee River is a 294-mile-long (473 km) [1] blackwater river in the U.S. state of Georgia.It heads at the confluence of its North and South Forks, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-southwest of Crawfordville and flowing generally southeast to Ossabaw Sound about 16 miles (26 km) south of Savannah. [2]