The Ohoopee River is a 119-mile-long (192 km) river in east-central Georgia in the United States . It is a tributary of the Altamaha River , which flows to the Atlantic Ocean .
14-791: The Ohoopee River rises in Washington County , about 2 miles (3 km) south of Tennille , and flows generally southeastwardly, through or along the boundaries of Johnson , Emanuel , Treutlen , Candler , Toombs and Tattnall Counties. It joins the Altamaha River 13 miles (21 km) south of Reidsville . In Emanuel County, it collects the Little Ohoopee River, about 54 miles (87 km) long, which rises in Washington County and flows generally southeastwardly through Johnson and Emanuel Counties, past Kite . The Ohoopee River
28-623: A groundwater heat pump . It is a gravity-fed , vertical underground system that can capture surface water from impervious surfaces , then store and gradually infiltrate the water into the groundwater aquifer . Such a structure is also called a dead well , absorbing well , or negative well , and in the United Kingdom a soakaway or soakage pit , and in Australia a soakwell or soak pit . Dry wells are excavated pits that may be filled with aggregate or air and are often lined with
42-496: A Democratic presidential candidate five times in its history. However, no candidate of any party since Bill Clinton in 1996 has managed to win the county by a margin of 1,000 votes or greater. 32°58′N 82°47′W / 32.97°N 82.79°W / 32.97; -82.79 Dry well A dry well or drywell is an underground structure that disposes of unwanted water , most commonly surface runoff and stormwater , in some cases greywater or water used in
56-431: A perforated casing. The casings consist of perforated chambers made out of plastic or concrete and may be lined with geotextile . They provide high stormwater infiltration capacity while also having a relatively small footprint. A dry well receives water from entry pipes at its top. It can be used part of a broader stormwater drainage network or on smaller scales such as collecting stormwater from building roofs . It
70-524: Is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 19,988. The county seat is Sandersville . The county was established on February 25, 1784. It was named for Revolutionary War general and President of the United States George Washington . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 684 square miles (1,770 km ), of which 678 square miles (1,760 km )
84-683: Is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km ) (0.9%) is water. The western portion of Washington County, west of a north-to-south line running through Sandersville , is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The northeastern portion of the county, north of Riddleville , is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, while the southeastern portion, centered on Harrison ,
98-547: Is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 19,988 people, 7,503 households, and 5,315 families residing in the county. The county is served by the Washington County School District, which includes: The county is also the location of one privately run school: The 1933 short story " The People's Choice " by Erskine Caldwell
112-411: Is mostly filled by stone. A more advanced dry well defines a large interior storage volume by a concrete or plastic chamber with perforated sides and bottom. These dry wells are usually buried completely so that they do not take up any land area. The dry wells for a parking lot's storm drains are usually buried below the same parking lot. A sump in a basement can be built in dry well form, allowing
126-585: Is referenced in Larry Jon Wilson 's song, "Ohoopee River Bottomland", which appears on Wilson's 1975 album, New Beginnings . Wilson also sings the song in the 1980 documentary, Heartworn Highways . Wilson was born in Swainsboro , just north of the Ohoopee River. The river valley has recently become the site of a yearly music festival known as "Curly Fest" featuring regional artists. Local people pronounce
140-489: Is set in Washington County, where the story's protagonist is a popular local politician elected again and again as the county's tax assessor. In 1992, the Pig Monument was erected in the county, near Oconee off of Georgia State Route 272. The monument commemorates a 1933 event where several residents of the county gathered together to help a local farmer rescue a pig that had fallen down a dry well . The biography of one of
154-501: Is used in conjunction with pretreatment measures such as bioswales or sediment chambers to prevent groundwater contamination . The depth of the dry well allows the water to penetrate soil layers with poor infiltration such as clays into more permeable layers of the vadose zone such as sand . Simple dry wells consist of a pit filled with gravel , riprap , rubble , or other debris . Such pits resist collapse but do not have much storage capacity because their interior volume
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#1732858792667168-444: The sump pump to cycle less frequently (handling only occasional peak demand). A French drain can resemble a horizontal dry well that is not covered. A larger open pit or artificial swale that receives stormwater and dissipates it into the ground is called an infiltration basin or recharge basin. In places where the amount of water to be dispersed is not as large, a rain garden can be used instead. A covered pit that disposes of
182-457: The double o as short, not long. That is, more like "foot," than "boot." They also call it the 'Hoopee for short. 31°54′06″N 82°06′54″W / 31.90159°N 82.11512°W / 31.90159; -82.11512 This article related to a river in the US state of Georgia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Washington County, Georgia Washington County
196-516: The main characters (Grant Alexander) in the 2011 console game X-Men: Destiny states that they were born in Sandersville, Georgia. Like most other majority-minority counties in the South , Washington County has primarily backed Democratic Party candidates for most of its history. Democratic margins of victory in presidential elections were far greater prior to 1964, but the county has only failed to back
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