South Newport River

River in Georgia, United States of America

Location of mouth

LocationCountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaPhysical characteristicsSource • locationGeorgia Mouth

• coordinates

31°33′17″N 81°11′40″W / 31.55467°N 81.19454°W / 31.55467; -81.19454

• elevation

0 ft (0 m)Length42.6 mi (68.6 km)

The South Newport River is a 42.6-mile-long (68.6 km)^[1] river on the Atlantic coastal plain in the U.S. state of Georgia. It rises in Long County 3 miles (5 km) south of Walthourville and flows east-southeast, becoming the boundary between Liberty and McIntosh counties. It flows into Sapelo Sound, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, south of St. Catherines Island.^[2]^[3]

The river's name most likely is a transfer from Newport, Rhode Island.^[4]

References

^ 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: South Newport River
^ USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 209. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.