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Upper
Middle
Lower
Other
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Where does the Flint River begin?
By Hartsfield Jackson Airport in Atlanta
100
The upper Flint starts where
Metro Atlanta
100
Starts at the
Fall Line
100
The Lower Flint starts where?
Lake Blackshear
100
The Lower Flint has eroded into what kind of rock?
Limestone
200
Where does the Flint River end?
Lake Seminole in Florida
200
The upper part of the Flint ends
at the Fall Line
200
At the Fall Line the river begins to
drop
200
Where does the Lower Flint end?
Florida
200
The Lower Flint forms the second deepest what?
Deep water swamp
300
How long is the river?
350 miles long
300
In this part of the river tributaries join it. What are tributaries?
Small creeks and rivers.
300
In the middle portion of the Flint, the river becomes
wider with forested swampy habitats
300
What other major river merges/meets up with the Flint in the Lower portion?
The Chattahoochee River
300
Why is Radium Springs such a pretty clear blue?
The water doesn't grow bacteria so it stays clear and reflects the color of the sky
400
What is special about the way the Flint River flows?
It is free flowing for 225 miles! Only 40 rivers in the US run unimpeded for more than 200 miles!
400
Water joins the upper Flint from what creeks?
Sullivan, Mud, and Camp
400
2 large swamps often flood together to form
the Great Swamp
400
What three states does this portion flow through?
GA, FL, and AL
400
List 3 uses for the Flint River.
Canoeing Fishing Wildlife Watching Domestic users City users Agriculture Industry Developers Property Owners
500
Where does the water that starts the Flint come from?
Ground water seepage
500
What determines the labeling of upper, middle, and lower on the Flint?
The plants and animals, landscape, and the channel characteristics (how the water behaves)
500
The Great Swamp goes starts at the Fall Line and goes to the city of
Montezuma
500
The Flint is part of what river basin?
The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin
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What three states fight over the water?
Georgia Alabama Florida