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Of the 17 major rivers to flow through Georgia, the longest is the 350-mile (563-kilometer)
Savannah river. The Savannah marks the border between Georgia and South Carolina. Many nature and wildlife
preserves, such as the Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area and the
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, border the river. These wildlife
preserves are home to wild boar, deer, ducks, geese, alligators, and fish.
In the 1930s, many of Georgia's rivers were dammed to control flooding, to
provide water for crops, and to generate electricity. The damming project along the
Savannah river created the 70,000-acre (28,000-hectare) Clarks Hill Lake, the largest of Georgia's artificial lakes.
A nuclear power plant, the Savannah river Plant, has caused a number of problems in the area. Pollution of the
Savannah river and possible nuclear waste problems made citizens protest the nuclear power plant.
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Today, the slow-moving Savannah
provides canoeing and kayaking, fishing, and birdwatching. Egrets, herons, ducks, and geese, along with an array of songbirds, find a winter home along the
Savannah. Fishing
fans cast their lines for bass, crappie, perch, and pike.
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