Description: Bioregion has been chosen for the broadest designation of the river basin. The issues and research presented are directed at problems and solutions affecting the entire watershed and ecosystem services that are part and parcel of a functional river system.

Documents, Files, and Pages:

Ecologically Sustainable Water Management

Article from the Nature Conservancy. This article describes a framework for evaluating ecological impacts of human managed river flows and uses the ACF basin as a case study starting on page 21.

Quick Facts about the Flint River

Hydrologic Unit Codes, Statistics about river size and structural features, contact information for advocacy groups.

USGS Georgia, Florida, and ACF Water Use documents

Georgia, Florida, and ACF

USGS Data by county

Which water withdrawls are coming from surface and which are coming from ground water sources?

What is the impact of ground water withdrawls on surface water flows?

Identify the major strategies to move the ACF management forward.

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Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins Subarea Reports

A series of report abstracts detailing the groundwater resources for each subarea of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins.

How Much Water Is in the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and How Much Is Used?

USGS Fact Sheet 2007-3034 (Published April 2007)

Provides information on streamflow and water use change year to year and seasonally, detailed consumptive use, and streamflow and withdrawals by category with detailed descriptions.

Stream Flow Measurements

This USGS site lists real time stream flow information from each gauge.

The Natural History of the Flint River System

by David W. Hicks and Stephen P. Opsahl, Sherpa Guides. Description of the various eco-systems and sections of the river.