Chattahoochee River

Beginning in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Chattahoochee River flows southwesterly to form Lake Lanier, then down to Atlanta and through its suburbs. At West Point Lake, it eventually turns due-south to form the southern half of the Georgia | Alabama state line. Flowing through a series of reservoirs, Lake Harding, Goat Rock Lake and Lake Oliver, it continues by Columbus, the second-largest city in Georgia, and the Fort Moore Army base. At Columbus, it crosses the Fall Line of the eastern United States which provides a large drop in elevation.

 In the middle of Downtown Columbus is the Rush South Whitewater Course, home of 4+ rapids with whitewater rafting and professional kayaking events. Farther south, it becomes Lake Eufaula (Walter F. George) and then merges with the Flint River and other tributaries at Lake Seminole near Bainbridge. The Chattahoochee River ends in the city of Chattahoochee, FL. From there, the same river is then named the Apalachicola River, which ends (106 miles away) in the city of Apalachicola, FL forming the ACF (Apalachicola|Chattahoochee|Flint) River Basin.

In April of 1995, photographers Joe and Monica Cook set out on a canoe voyage down the Chattahoochee River – from the headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico.