| Sapelo River | |
|---|---|
 The Sapelo River in McIntosh County | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Georgia |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 31°32′11″N81°16′37″W / 31.53633°N 81.27704°W /31.53633; -81.27704 |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
TheSapelo River is a 23-mile-long (37 km)[1] primarily tidal river inMcIntosh County in theU.S. state ofGeorgia. It forms betweenInterstate 95 andU.S. Route 17 near the community ofEulonia and winds generally east through salt marshes into Sapelo Sound, an arm of theAtlantic Ocean that separatesSt. Catherines Island to the north fromSapelo Island to the south.[2][3]