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Altamaha

American  
[awl-tuh-muh-haw] / ˈɔl tə məˌhɔ /

noun

  1. a river in SE Georgia, formed by the Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers and flowing to the Atlantic Ocean. 137 miles (220 km) long.


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Altamaha bass, or Micropterus calliurus, also have golden scales but with olive edging and darker side markings.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026

“We’ve got to do it again this year,” Kemp implored the lunchtime crowd at Altamaha Steak and Seafood.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

CSX officials had twice sent production managers emails denying them permission to shoot on the railroad bridge spanning the Altamaha River.

From Fox News ● Oct. 27, 2021

He recalled sitting with his father along the old Altamaha Canal at the end of the runway of what is now Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, the Brunswick newspaper reported.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2017

Had I been the ingenious man who wrote a poem upon fish, the white mullet of the Altamaha should have been at least my heroine's cousin.

From Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 by Fanny Kemble

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