Alcovy River

Alcovy River
Location of mouth
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• coordinates	33.5695°N 83.8218°W / 33.5695; -83.8218
Length	69 mi (111 km)
Basin features
Progression	Alcovy River→ Ocmulgee River→ Altamaha River→ Atlantic Ocean

The Alcovy River (pronunciation: al-CO-vee) is a 69-mile-long (111 km)^[1] tributary of the Ocmulgee River in north-central Georgia in the United States. It is part of the watershed of the Altamaha River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.

Course

The Alcovy River rises in eastern Gwinnett County, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Lawrenceville, and flows generally south through Walton, Newton and Jasper counties. It defines portions of the boundary between Newton and Jasper counties. It joins the Yellow River and South River to form the Ocmulgee River at Lake Jackson, a reservoir formed by a dam on the Ocmulgee. North of I-20, the Alcovy River becomes a lowland swamp for about 4 miles (6 km) before resuming the nature of a Piedmont stream. The lowland area contains an ecological rarity: the tupelo gum tree.

Fishing

Largemouth bass, crappie, red breast, bluegill, and channel catfish inhabit the Alcovy.

See also

• List of Georgia rivers

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 21, 2011

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• Georgia River Fishing