Upper Ocmulgee River Basin Profile

The Upper Ocmulgee River Basin encompasses 982 square miles along the southeastern edge of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (the District), representing 20 percent of its total area and 33 percent of the overall Upper Ocmulgee River Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)-8 Basin. It supplies drinking water to Rockdale, Henry, and Clayton Counties in the District area (ARC, 2010). The Ocmulgee streams and tributaries are classified as drinking or fishing, with the majority designated for fishing.