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Altamaha River (Site 14) 



Location (Altamaha River basin) - This site is located in the northeast 

 quadrant at the intersection of U.S. Highway 1 and the Altamaha River, 

 50 km north of Baxley in Toombs County, Georgia. Reference USGS map, 

 Baxley NE, Georgia, N3152 . 5-W8215/7 . 5 , 1970. 



Hydrology data - Twelve years of hydrology data were analyzed for a 

 gauge on the U.S. Highway 1 bridge adjacent to the site. No slope cor- 

 rection was necessary. 



General vegetation - Plant communities range from Taxodium distichum- 

 Nyssa aquatica at lowest elevations to a Juniperus virginiana-Quercus 

 stellata-Carya tomentosa-Pinus taeda community at highest elevations. 

 Intermediate communities are dominated by Fraxinus pennsylvanica , Quer- 

 cus michauxii , Quercus phellos , and Carpinus caroliniana. 



Soils and climate - Soils range from the Osier series in lowest eleva- 

 tions to the Riverview series at highest elevations. The Chewacla 

 series occurs at intermediate elevations. Average annual rainfall is 

 117 cm, and the average growing season is 232 days. 



Designated zones - Zones delineated for this study site were 2, 5, and 

 6. Zones 3 and 4 had ridge and swale topography which prevented sepa- 

 rating them reliably. 



