Sinuosity and Fluvial Terraces of the Satilla River of Georgia'

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Sinuosity and Fluvial Terraces of the Satilla
River of Georgia.
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Abstract

• Two aspects of the geomorphology of the Satilla
  River basin have been examined sinuosity and
  terraces. Sinuosity is quantitative measurement
  of the amount of meandering of a stream in a
  stream valley (Easterbrook 1999). In the Satilla
  River, the bedrock and underlying lithologies
  through most of the valley is made up of are
  primarily of Neogene sands and mudstones. In
  general the resolution of the underlying
  lithology is not good enough to see if it is a
  major control on sinuosity. However there are
  changes noted as it crosses older shorelines.
• Six fluvial terraces are said to be identifiable
  along the rivers of Georgia. In the Satilla
  River basin at least three are clearly visible at
  8ft, 16ft, and 24ft above sea level. The
  elevations of these suggest that they correspond
  to the Pamlico, Princess Anne, and Silver Bluff
  marine terraces respectively.

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The Satilla River

• Begins east of Fitzgerald, GA
• Ends at St. Andrews Sound on Atlantic coast near
  Jekyll Island
• Drainage basin of approximately 3,530 square
  miles (9,143 square km)
• Towns of Waycross and Woodbine, Georgia border
  river.

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