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The '''Jerico River''' is a {{convert|12.8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 26, 2011</ref> river on the [[Atlantic coastal plain]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. It serves as the boundary between [[Bryan County, Georgia|Bryan]] and [[Liberty County, Georgia|Liberty]] counties for its entire length. |
The '''Jerico River''' is a {{convert|12.8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-04-05 }}, accessed April 26, 2011</ref> river on the [[Atlantic coastal plain]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. It serves as the boundary between [[Bryan County, Georgia|Bryan]] and [[Liberty County, Georgia|Liberty]] counties for its entire length. |
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It rises at the juncture of Jerico Creek and Mount Hope Creek {{convert|12|mi}} east of [[Hinesville, Georgia|Hinesville]] and winds through salt marshes and under [[Interstate 95 in Georgia|Interstate 95]], ending at its junction with the [[Laurel View River|Laurel View]] and [[Belfast River (Georgia)|Belfast]] rivers, two tidal channels that extend to the [[Medway River (Georgia)|Medway River]], an arm of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. |
It rises at the juncture of Jerico Creek and Mount Hope Creek {{convert|12|mi}} east of [[Hinesville, Georgia|Hinesville]] and winds through salt marshes and under [[Interstate 95 in Georgia|Interstate 95]], ending at its junction with the [[Laurel View River|Laurel View]] and [[Belfast River (Georgia)|Belfast]] rivers, two tidal channels that extend to the [[Medway River (Georgia)|Medway River]], an arm of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. |
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The Jerico River is a 12.8-mile-long (20.6 km)[1] river on the Atlantic coastal plain in the U.S. state of Georgia. It serves as the boundary between Bryan and Liberty counties for its entire length.
It rises at the juncture of Jerico Creek and Mount Hope Creek 12 miles (19 km) east of Hinesville and winds through salt marshes and under Interstate 95, ending at its junction with the Laurel View and Belfast rivers, two tidal channels that extend to the Medway River, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed April 26, 2011
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jerico River
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)
31°49′13″N 81°19′14″W / 31.82021°N 81.32066°W