The South Newport River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 26, 2011 river on the Atlantic coastal plain in the U.S. state of Georgia. It rises in Long County south of Walthourville and flows east-southeast, becoming the boundary between Liberty and McIntosh counties. It flows into Sapelo Sound, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, south of St. Catherines Island.USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)
The river's name most likely is a transfer from Newport, Rhode Island.
See also List of rivers of Georgia
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