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Line 6: ==Geography== The ACF River Basin begins in [[north Georgia mountains|the mountains]] of [[northeast Georgia]], and drains much of [[metro Atlanta]], most of [[west Georgia]] and [[southwest Georgia]] and adjoining counties of [[southeast Alabama]], before it splits the central part of the [[Florida Panhandle]] and flows into the [[Gulf of Mexico]] at [[Apalachicola Bay]], near [[Apalachicola, Florida]]. It drains an area of 20,355 square miles.<ref name=ea>{{cite journal |first=Brian D. |last=Richter |author2=Mathews, Ruth Harrison |author3=David L. |author4=Wigington, Robert |date=February 2003 |title=Ecologically Sustainable Water Management: Managing River Flows For Ecological Integrity |journal=Ecological Applications |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=206–224 |url=http://www.nature.org/summit/files/eswm.pdf | ==Listing of Water Resource Sub-Basins== Line 13: ! scope="col" | Sub-Basin HUC ! scope="col" | Sub-Basin Name ! scope="col" | Sub-Basin Description<ref name=GSWCC>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission | ! scope="col" | Sub-Basin Location<ref name=GSWCC/> ! scope="col" | Sub-Basin Size (mi<sup>2</sup>)<ref name=NHAAP>{{cite web|title=Hydrologic Classification|url=http://nhaap.ornl.gov/sites/default/files/data_repo/Environmental/Summarized_HUC08_HydrologicClass_v1.xlsx|publisher=National Hydropower Asset Assessment Program (NHAAP)| ! scope="col" | Sub-Basin Map |- valign="top" Line 67: Other ecological conservation and economic concerns include protecting harvests of [[oyster]]s in Apalachicola Bay, which require a large enough flow of fresh water to prevent excessive [[saltwater intrusion]] from the Gulf.<ref>{{cite journal | first = DH | last = Wilber |date=August 1992 | title = Association Between Freshwater Inflows and Oyster Productivity in Apalachicola Bay, Florida | journal = [[Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science]] | volume =35 | issue = 2 | pages = 179–190 | doi = 10.1016/S0272-7714(05)80112-X| bibcode = 1992ECSS...35..179W }}</ref> Numerous endangered and imperiled species occur in the basin, including many endemic mussels <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2007/images/7MusselsFactSheet.pdf |title=Archived copy | The cost of [[dredging]] [[silt]], much of it from uncontrolled growth across metro Atlanta's fine red clay soil, has also been called wasteful to float so little ship traffic.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Florida Department of Environmental Protection |date=2003-07-30 |title=Florida Reaffirms Commitment to Protect Apalachicola River: Officials call for end to dredging |url=http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/news/2003/july/0730.htm | ==References== | |||