Rivers

River Maps

It’s nice to know where your river goes. On this page, we’ve compiled some great web-based resources for finding where your local river is, where it begins and where it ends up. There are also maps that will come in handy if you want to know where to start your paddle or fishing trip, see what your neighborhood looked like in the good old days, or you’re just curious what sorts of maps of our fair state are out there!

A basic map of Georgia’s major rivers:
https://geology.com/lakes-rivers-water/georgia.shtml

https://gisgeography.com/georgia-lakes-rivers-map/

Find out where Georgia Adopt-a-Stream’s Map volunteers are collecting water quality data in your area:
https://adoptastream.georgia.gov  and their mapping resources page at https://www.georgiaadoptastream.org/db/mapsofinterest.asp

Buy topographic maps and aerial photos:
http://map-pass.mytopo.com

You can do all sorts of neat stuff with Google Earth, which can show you satellite images of varying resolution of the Earth’s surface.  Must download free software to view:
https://www.google.com/earth

Paddle Georgia Route Maps — in case you lost yours! But they also make great traveling companions if you’re thinking about paddling any of the Paddle Georgia routes on your own.
*Users should note that the information contained in each of these maps is only entirely relevant to the Paddle Georgia trip it was created for. Not all river access points, pit stops, other features or points of interest noted here are on publicly accessible property. Also, river conditions noted on the maps may have changed, and the maps should be used for reference only and used with discretion.
Click here for Paddle GA Maps.

Need a boat ramp in Georgia? Georgia DNR’s Boat Ramp Interactive Map is a good place to start.

For all sorts of fishing maps and resources, look at the Georgia DNR fishing maps.

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