ACF River Basin

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The ACF River Basin is a major watershed in the southeastern United States encompassing the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint rivers, central to regional water supply, ecology, and interstate water management disputes.

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ACF Basin 1
ACF River Basin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
watershed
alsoKnownAs Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin
containsEcosystem Apalachicola Bay estuary
linked to: Apalachicola Bay

Apalachicola River floodplain forests
containsReservoir Lake Lanier
Lake Seminole
Walter F. George Lake
West Point Lake
country United States of America
crossesStateBoundary Georgia–Alabama border
Georgia–Florida border
drainsInto Apalachicola Bay
flowsInto Gulf of Mexico
hasComponent headwaters in the Blue Ridge Mountains
hasDownstreamArea Apalachicola River delta
linked to: Apalachicola Bay
hasIssue conflicts between upstream and downstream water users
drought-related water shortages
hasUse agricultural irrigation
hydropower generation
industrial water supply
municipal water supply
navigation
recreation
includesRiver Apalachicola River
Chattahoochee River
Flint River
isPartOf Gulf of Mexico watershed
legalFramework ACF Compact
locatedIn southeastern United States
majorCityInBasin Atlanta
Columbus, Georgia
Phenix City, Alabama
linked to: Phenix City

Tallahassee, Florida
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
namedAfter Apalachicola River
Chattahoochee River
Flint River
partlyLocatedIn Alabama
Florida
Georgia
relevantTo interstate water law in the United States
regional water planning in the southeastern United States
subjectOf interstate water management disputes
water allocation litigation between Georgia, Alabama, and Florida
supportsSpecies Apalachicola oyster populations
Gulf sturgeon

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