North Newport River
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River in the Georgia, United States of America
| North Newport River | |
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North Newport River is located in Georgia North Newport River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Georgia |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 31°41′50′′N 81°10′57′′W / 31.697208°N 81.182442°W / 31.697208; -81.182442 |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
The North Newport River is a 26-mile-long (42 km)[1] tidal river in Liberty County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It rises just west of Interstate 95, 15 miles (24 km) south of Richmond Hill, and flows generally east-southeast to its mouth at the Medway River and St. Catherines Sound on the Atlantic Ocean.[2] [3]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 26, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Newport River
- ^ USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)