Chattahoochee

American  

[chat-uh-hoo-chee] / ˌtʃæt əˈhu tʃi /

noun

1. a river flowing S from N Georgia along part of the boundary between Alabama and Georgia into the Apalachicola River. About 418 miles (675 km) long.

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Example Sentences

The Chattahoochee River is a beacon for outdoor lovers, with opportunities to float, paddle and fish along the river and explore its trails, wildlife and more.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

It provides drinking water for approximately 5 million people, according to the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper conservation group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

At Chattahoochee Valley, students say the new program has helped them cross the finish line in ways big and small.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

The results are similar in a handful of other deep-red rural counties, including Pierce in the southeast, Emanuel in Middle Georgia and Chattahoochee in the west.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

The Chattahoochee is part of four million acres—6,000 square miles—of federally owned forest stretching up to the Great Smoky Mountains and beyond and spreading sideways across four states.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson