River in the United States
The Little River is a 105-mile-long (169 km)[1] tributary of the Withlacoochee River in the U.S. state of Georgia . Via the Withlacoochee and the Suwannee River its waters flow to the Gulf of Mexico . The Little River was also known historically as the Ockolocoochee River .
The Little River rises in northwestern Turner County, Georgia , 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Ashburn . The river flows southeast into Tift County , passing west of Tifton , then turns more southerly as it becomes the boundary between Colquitt and Cook counties. The river subsequently becomes the boundary between Cook and Brooks counties, then between Brooks and Lowndes counties. It flows into the Withlacoochee River 4 miles (6 km) west of the center of Valdosta near the now abandoned town of Troupville, Georgia .
Recreation
Reed Bingham Lake and dam
Reed Bingham State Park is a recreational area along the Little River. It includes a 375-acre (1.52 km2 ) lake created by a dam built in 1965 across the river.
Tributaries
Some named tributaries to the Little River include:
Warrior Creek (named after Warrior John, a Cherokee warrior[2] )
Town Creek
Briar Branch
Horse Creek
Lolly Creek
Ty Ty Creek
Crossings
SR 37 crossing over Colquitt/Cook county line.
SR 133 crossing over Brooks/Lowndes county line.
Crossing
Carries
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Location
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Coordinates
Georgia
Jefferson Street
31°42′28″N 83°44′17″W / 31.707847°N 83.738176°W / 31.707847; -83.738176
SR 32
Ashburn, Georgia to Leesburg, Georgia
31°41′33″N 83°42′08″W / 31.692374°N 83.702215°W / 31.692374; -83.702215
SR 112
Ashburn, Georgia to Sylvester, Georgia
31°40′29″N 83°41′26″W / 31.674634°N 83.690581°W / 31.674634; -83.690581
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway (Closed 1971)
31°40′20″N 83°41′08″W / 31.672323°N 83.685480°W / 31.672323; -83.685480
Cannon Road
31°40′15″N 83°41′01″W / 31.670894°N 83.683701°W / 31.670894; -83.683701
Cofer Road
31°39′17″N 83°39′51″W / 31.654830°N 83.664245°W / 31.654830; -83.664245
Coverdale Highway
31°38′28″N 83°39′33″W / 31.640994°N 83.659159°W / 31.640994; -83.659159
Nesmith Road
31°36′17″N 83°37′53″W / 31.604853°N 83.631262°W / 31.604853; -83.631262
Little River Road
31°33′32″N 83°38′18″W / 31.559008°N 83.638366°W / 31.559008; -83.638366
Whiddon's Bridge
Ty Ty Whiddon Mill Road
31°31′58″N 83°37′40″W / 31.532688°N 83.627662°W / 31.532688; -83.627662
Parkers Ford
31°30′12″N 83°36′08″W / 31.503447°N 83.602278°W / 31.503447; -83.602278
Upper Ty Ty Road
31°28′54″N 83°35′03″W / 31.481761°N 83.584119°W / 31.481761; -83.584119
Brunswick and Albany Railroad (Defunct)
31°27′39″N 83°34′43″W / 31.460794°N 83.578543°W / 31.460794; -83.578543
Five Bridges
US 382
Ty Ty, Georgia to Tifton, Georgia
31°23′19″N 83°32′12″W / 31.388734°N 83.536776°W / 31.388734; -83.536776
Overstreet Bridge
US 319
Moultrie, Georgia to Tifton, Georgia
31°23′29″N 83°32′29″W / 31.391326°N 83.541434°W / 31.391326; -83.541434
Tifton and Moultrie Railroad (Closed 1903, defunct)
31°23′19″N 83°32′12″W / 31.388734°N 83.536776°W / 31.388734; -83.536776
Omega-Eldorado Road
31°21′04″N 83°31′18″W / 31.351108°N 83.521744°W / 31.351108; -83.521744
Lott Bridge
Lott Bridge Road
31°17′57″N 83°30′52″W / 31.299154°N 83.514511°W / 31.299154; -83.514511
Rentz Bridge
Rentz Bridge Road (Defunct)
31°16′32″N 83°30′28″W / 31.275555°N 83.507725°W / 31.275555; -83.507725
Kinard Bridge
Kinard Bridge Road
31°15′15″N 83°30′29″W / 31.254143°N 83.507980°W / 31.254143; -83.507980
Flat Ford
31°13′17″N 83°30′29″W / 31.221394°N 83.508194°W / 31.221394; -83.508194
Roundtree Bridge
Roundtree Bridge Road
Reed Bingham State Park
31°11′34″N 83°31′17″W / 31.192859°N 83.521367°W / 31.192859; -83.521367
SR 221 Reed Bingham Road
Reed Bingham State Park
31°09′39″N 83°32′36″W / 31.160931°N 83.543237°W / 31.160931; -83.543237
Sparks Western Railway
31°09′36″N 83°32′35″W / 31.160057°N 83.543050°W / 31.160057; -83.543050
Whitehurst Bridge
SR 37
Moultrie, Georgia to Adel, Georgia
31°09′20″N 83°32′37″W / 31.155438°N 83.543581°W / 31.155438; -83.543581
McConnell Bridge
McConnell Bridge Road and China Grove Church Road (Defunct)
31°07′21″N 83°33′18″W / 31.122613°N 83.555122°W / 31.122613; -83.555122
Burney Bridge
SR 250 SR 277
31°04′05″N 83°33′53″W / 31.068035°N 83.564617°W / 31.068035; -83.564617
Live Oak, Perry & South Georgia Railroad
31°03′07″N 83°30′03″W / 31.052020°N 83.500841°W / 31.052020; -83.500841
Rock Bridge/Stone Bridge
Old Georgia State Route 76/Old Quitman Annex Road (Defunct)
Barney, Georgia to Adel, Georgia
31°02′59″N 83°29′58″W / 31.049811°N 83.499336°W / 31.049811; -83.499336
SR 76
Barney, Georgia to Adel, Georgia
31°02′22″N 83°29′36″W / 31.039561°N 83.493342°W / 31.039561; -83.493342
Old Folsom Bridge
(Closed and replaced early 1940s)
31°00′06″N 83°27′31″W / 31.001546°N 83.458540°W / 31.001546; -83.458540
Folsom Bridge
SR 122
31°00′02″N 83°27′25″W / 31.000444°N 83.456829°W / 31.000444; -83.456829
Miller Bridge (Formerly Joyces Ferry)
Lawson Millpond Road and Morven Road
30°58′24″N 83°26′33″W / 30.973242°N 83.442477°W / 30.973242; -83.442477
Tucker Bridge
Myers Bluff Road (Defunct)
30°55′32″N 83°26′12″W / 30.925687°N 83.436786°W / 30.925687; -83.436786
SR 133
Troupville, Georgia
30°51′10″N 83°20′48″W / 30.852887°N 83.346678°W / 30.852887; -83.346678
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References
Coordinates : 30°50′52″N 83°20′52″W / 30.84770°N 83.34765°W / 30.84770; -83.34765
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