RIVERS. 41 



east, and unites with the Chattahoochee in Decatur county. 

 Its whole length is 300 miles. 



Hiwassee river rises in the Blue Ridge, about the northern 

 corner of Habersham, flows north, and empties into the Ten- 

 nessee river. 



Hudson's river rises in Habersham, runs southeast, and 

 discharges itself into Broad river. 



Little river rises in Greene and Oglethorpe, flows east, and 

 empties into the Savannah river. 



Little river rises in Cherokee county, and flows into the 

 Etowah. 



Little river rises in Walton, flows south and then east, 

 and disharges its waters into the Oconee, eight miles above 

 Milledgeville. It is sixty miles long, and remarkable for its 

 rapid current. 



Little river rises in Irwin, flows south, and empties into the 

 Withlacoochee at Troupville, in Lowndes county. 



Mickasuckee river rises in Thomas, flows southeast, and 

 empties into Mickasuckee lake. 



Medway river rises in Bryan and Liberty, and discharges 

 itself into St. Catherine's Sound. 



Newport river (north) rises in Liberty county, and is na- 

 vigable to Riceborough. It is about twenty-five miles in 

 length. 



Newport river (south) rises in Bull Town Swamp, and 

 empties into Sapelo Sound. 



North Fork river, as it is often called, the main branch of 

 the Oconee, rises in Hall county, and unites with the Middle 

 Fork below Athens. 



Notley river rises in Union, flows north, and empties into 

 the Tennessee. 



Och-loch-onne river rises in Irwin, flows through Thomas, 

 and falls into the Appalachee bay in Florida. 



Ocilla river has its source in Thomas, and runs into Florida. 



Ocmulgee river rises in De Kalb and Gwinnett, flows 

 south, and unites with the Oconee. 



Ocmulgee (little) river rises in Twiggs, and falls into the 

 Ocmulgee, at Lumber city, in Telfair county. 



