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Watershed Use and Characteristics

  Dendrology  Bald Cypress- Taxodium distichum Loblolly Pine- Pinus taeda Gum- Nyssa sylvatica or Liquidambar styraciflua Magnolia- Magnolia grandiflora Red Maple- Acer rubrum Holly- Ilex opaca Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera Willow- Salix caroliniana (coastal plain willow), Salix sericea (silky willow) and Salix nigra (black willow) River birch- Betula nigra Southern Red Oak- Quercus falcata

St. Mary's River Watershed

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Area: 1300 Square Miles,  River Length: 130 miles  Headwaters: Okefenokee Swamp Tributaries: No major tributaries      Minor Tributaries: Little St. Mary's River, Spanish Creek Location: Runs through 4 counties, Camden and Charlton in Georgia, Nassau and Baker in Florida Population Centers: St. Mary's and Kingsland in Georgia, Yulee and Fernandina Beach in Florida Ohio Class Submarine returning to Kings Bay Sub Base in the St. Mary's River