The Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers lie in the western portion of the Coastal Plain. Their headwaters rise in the densely populated metro Atlanta area. At their outflow near the Georgia-Florida border, they are linked physically forming the headwaters of the Apalachicola river and estuary. They are linked politically by the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Compact. A common tri-rivers allocation formula and water management plan is the objective of current negotiations on that compact. While the Flint River watershed lies entirely within Georgia, the Chattahoochee River below the fall line lies about equally in the Alabama and Georgia Coastal Plain and the western edge of the river forms the Alabama-Georgia line.

In addition to the region-specific information found here, you may want to check out these two organizations that are active in the region: Southwest Georgia Water Task Force, and the Flint River Water Planning and Policy Center.

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