Suwannee

American  

[suh-won-ee, -waw-nee, swon-ee, swaw-nee] / səˈwɒn i, -ˈwɔ ni, ˈswɒn i, ˈswɔ ni /

Also Swanee

noun

1. a river in SE Georgia and N Florida, flowing SW to the Gulf of Mexico. 240 miles (386 km) long.

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Suwannee British  

/ sʊˈwɒnɪ /

noun

1. a river in the southeastern US, rising in SE Georgia and flowing across Florida to the Gulf of Mexico at Suwannee Sound. Length: about 400 km (250 miles)

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Suwannee

A storm surge warning, which brings the danger of "life-threatening inundation," was in effect for the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River, it said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

This song, also known as “The Old Folks at Home,” became the most-performed song of 19th-century minstrel shows, and was adopted as the state song of Florida, through which the Suwannee River flows, in 1935.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026

The storm’s main farm impacts occurred in Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor counties in an area between the Gulf of Mexico and the Georgia state line.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

Suwannee County, in north-central Florida, ordered the mandatory evacuation of low-lying or flood-prone areas starting at noon Tuesday.

From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

On the night when I set my record, Tangerine High was playing Suwannee High during a violent thunderstorm.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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