The Satilla River rises in Ben Hill County, Georgia , United States, near the town of Fitzgerald , and flows in a mostly easterly direction to the Atlantic Ocean . Along its approximately 235-mile (378 km) course are the cities of Waycross , Waynesville , and Woodbine . The Satilla drains almost 4,000 square miles (10,000 km ) of land, all of it in the coastal plain of southeastern Georgia. It has white sandbars and is the largest blackwater river situated entirely within Georgia. The Satilla enters the Atlantic Ocean about 10 miles (16 km) south of Brunswick , at the 31st parallel north . Satilla River Marsh Island The river derives its name from a Spanish officer named Saint Illa, and over time the name was corrupted to form the word Satilla. French explorer Jean Ribault named the river the Somme when he encountered it in 1562. The river was later given the name Aisne by Jacques le Moyne .
4-750: Satilla may refer to: The Satilla River in Georgia in the United States The Little Satilla River in Georgia in the United States, one of two rivers with this name: The Little Satilla River (Satilla River) , a tributary of the Satilla River The Little Satilla River (Atlantic Ocean) , not a tributary of the Satilla River Big Satilla Creek ,
8-525: A tributary of the Little Satilla River (Satilla River tributary) Little Satilla Creek , a tributary of the Little Satilla River (Satilla River tributary) USS Satilla (SP-687) , a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Satilla . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-710: The city of Waycross purchased the Bandalong Litter Trap and installed it in Tebeau Creek, a tributary of the Satilla River. The trap was invented in Australia, but is manufactured in the United States by Storm Water Systems. Although the city has maintained a good standing with the Environmental Protection Division, the city wanted to take action to reduce the amount of human generated trash entering
16-480: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satilla&oldid=402270204 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Satilla River The Satilla River is one of the few places in Georgia for observing nesting sites of brown pelicans . In May 2010,
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