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The name Chattahoochee is thought to come from a Muskogee word meaning "rocks-marked" (or "painted"), from chato ("rock") plus huchi ("marked"). [3] This possibly refers to the many colorful granite outcroppings along the northeast-to-southwest segment of the river.
Tennessee River – 652 miles (1,049 km) Chattahoochee River – 430 miles (690 km) Alabama River – 318 miles (512 km) Coosa River – 280 miles (450 km) Tallapoosa River – 265 miles (426 km) Tombigbee River – 200 miles (320 km) Conecuh River – 198 miles (319 km) Elk River – 195 miles (314 km) Cahaba River – 194 miles (312 km)
Oconee was a tribal town of Hitchiti-speaking Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands during the 17th and 18th centuries.. First mentioned by the Spanish as part of the Apalachicola Province on the Chattahoochee River, Oconee moved with other towns of the province to central Georgia between 1690 and 1692.
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The river was thus included in the district of Kentucky, which was then a part of Virginia. [ citation needed ] In January 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Ohio v. Kentucky that the state line is the low-water mark of the Ohio River's north shore as of Kentucky's admission to the Union in 1792. [ 2 ]
The Chattahoochee River is a stocked trout stream [3] with 23 species of game fish. Year-round fishing is available with a Georgia fishing license and a trout stamp. In 2012, the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area was designated as the Chattahoochee River Water Trail to become the first river named a National Water Trail.
It is a tributary of the Chattahoochee River, and near its end it is the centerpiece of Sweetwater Creek State Park. Sweetwater Creek was named after AmaKanasta (Sweet Water), a Cherokee chieftain. [2] Since 1904 there has been a stream gauge near Austell (actually in Lithia Springs), at latitude 33°46'22"N, longitude 84°36'53"W.
Lake Harding, also known as Bartlett's Ferry Lake, is a 5,850-acre (23.7 km 2) reservoir on the Chattahoochee River.The lake is formed by Bartlett's Ferry Dam, and the border between Georgia and Alabama traverses the main channel along the western side of the lake.