Suwannee River

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Suwannee
The Suwannee River near Lake City, Florida
Suwannee River drainage basin
Location
Country	United States
, Georgia (U.S. state), Florida
Cities	Fargo, Georgia, White Springs, Florida, Branford, Florida
Physical characteristics
Source	Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
• location	Fargo, Georgia
Mouth	Gulf of Mexico
• location	Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, Suwannee, Florida
• coordinates	29°17′18″N 83°9′57″W / 29.28833°N 83.16583°W / 29.28833; -83.16583
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	246 mi (396 km)
Discharge
• location	Gulf of Mexico
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Santa Fe River
• right	Alapaha River, Withlacoochee River

The Suwannee River (also spelled Suwanee River) is a river that runs through south Georgia southward into Florida in the Southern United States. It is a wild blackwater river, about 246 miles (396 km) long.^[1] The Suwannee River is the site of the prehistoric Suwanee Straits that separated the Florida peninsula from the Florida panhandle and the rest of the continent.