Satilla Initiative, Spring 2004 - River Basin Center at the University of ...
Satilla Initiative, Spring 2004 - River Basin Center at the University of ...
Satilla Initiative, Spring 2004 - River Basin Center at the University of ...
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A Unique Ecosystem<br />
• Black-w<strong>at</strong>er river with<br />
beach-white sandbars<br />
• Extensive bottomland<br />
forests and cypress and<br />
black gum swamps<br />
bordering river<br />
• Bluffs go up to 50 ft above<br />
river in upper reaches<br />
and 8 ft in lower reaches<br />
• Near Woodbine, <strong>S<strong>at</strong>illa</strong> widens and loses canopy <strong>of</strong><br />
trees, and <strong>the</strong>n becomes tidally influenced and<br />
surrounding veget<strong>at</strong>ion consists <strong>of</strong> marsh