In Emanuel County, it collects the Little Ohoopee River, about 54 miles (87 km) long,[1] which rises in Washington County and flows generally southeastwardly through Johnson and Emanuel Counties, past Kite.
In popular culture
The Ohoopee River is referenced in Larry Jon Wilson's song, "Ohoopee River Bottomland", which appears on Wilson's 1975 album, New Beginnings. Wilson also sings the song in the 1980 documentary, Heartworn Highways. Wilson was born in Swainsboro, just north of the Ohoopee River.
The river valley has recently become the site of a yearly music festival known as "Curly Fest" featuring regional artists.
Local people pronounce the double o as short, not long. That is, more like "foot," than "boot." They also call it the 'Hoopee for short.
^ abU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National MapArchived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 21, 2011