Flint River - Georgia River Network
Quick Facts about the River. The Flint River, which is contained entirely within the state of Georgia, originates on the southern edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area under the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Clayton County, and flows southerly in a wide eastward arc to Decatur County in southwest Georgia, before flowing ...
Finding the Flint
Most metro-Atlanta residents are surprised to learn that the Flint River, Georgia’s second longest river, begins near the airport. It’s easy to miss it—the headwaters are either completely hidden in culverts or they are unmarked and off-limits in the airport area.
Flint River - Wikipedia
The Flint River is a 344-mile-long (554 km) [1] river in the U.S. state of Georgia. The river drains 8,460 square miles (21,900 km 2) of western Georgia, flowing south from the upper Piedmont region south of Atlanta to the wetlands of the Gulf Coastal Plain in …
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Flint River Destinations. The Flint River Center. Jim and Marge McDaniel. 4429 Woodland Road, GA 36. Thomaston, Georgia, 30286. ph. 706-647-2633. Facilities: Canoe, kayak, raft, tube rentals; shuttles; convenience store, lodge, camping and RV sites, pool, fishing supplies. Open daily sunrise to sunset year round.
Flint - The River Basin Center
Read about the history of one of the longest inhabited river basins in Georgia at Flint Riverkeeper, or visit the Flint Riverquarium in Albany, GA. Learn all about the Flint River at New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Flint River - American Rivers
Georgia’s Flint River is a haven of biodiversity, a gem of the Georgia outdoors, and a hard-working river all in one – but it is showing the strains brought on by a changing climate. With increasing frequency and severity, the river withstands floods and droughts that are made more difficult by land development and water use throughout the ...
The Flint River: A Georgia Treasure — Golden Triangle RC&D
The Flint River: A Georgia Treasure is the result of partnership between the Golden Triangle RC&D, Georgia Water Planning & Policy Center at Albany State and the Flint Riverkeeper. Beginning in the Fall of 2019, our team captured video from the entire length of the river, from Hartsfield-Jackson Airport all the way to Lake Seminole.
Flint River History & Facts | Flint Riverkeeper
Revered as one of the most ecologically diverse river basins in the Southeast, the Flint River is also at risk from pollution; absorbing stormwater, agricultural and industrial runoff as it flows south out of the heart of Atlanta.
Flint River - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Jul 15, 2005 · The Flint River, which stretches from the Piedmont to the Chattahoochee River in southwest Georgia, is one of only forty rivers in the nation’s contiguous forty-eight states that flow unimpeded for more than 200 river miles.
Bluegill and Redear sunfish (“shellcrackers”) are types of bream commonly found in the Flint River. Bluegills exhibit a dark spot at the rear of the dorsal fin and black border on the gill flap, whereas redear have a red or orange border around their gill flap.