FRESHWATER FISH CONSUMPTION GUIDELINES: &CREEKS RIVERS Withlacoochee River (Berrien/Lowndes Cos.) RiverWithlacoochee (Berrien/Lowndes Co.) Banks (Alto, River Trib. To Hudson Tallapoosa River Talking Rock Creek Swamp Creek (Redwine Cove Road) Suwannee River Sumac Creek (Murray Co.) Sugar Creek (Murray Co.) Co.) (Charlton River Mary's St. Co.) (Camden River Mary's St. Spring Creek (Seminole/Decatur/Miller Cos.) Shoals) Snapping Co., (Henry River South South River (Panola Shoals, Rockdale Co.) Co.) (Warren Creek Short Estuary) Savannah to & Dam Lock Bluff Savannah (New River Savannah Savannah River Gate) (Tidal Savannah RiverCo.) (Effingham Savannah River (Chatham/Screven Cos.) &Dam) Lock Bluff Sav. New &below (above River Savannah Co.) Camden Folkston, (near River Satilla Satilla River (Waycross, Ware/Pierce Cos.) Pipemaker Canal Co.) (Taylor Creek Patsiliga RiverOostanaula (Floyd/Gordon Counties) Okefenokee Swamp (Billy’s Lake) Ohoopee River (Emanuel/Toombs Cos.) McAllister) Ft. to (all River Ogeechee I-16) (at River Oconee Oconee River (above Shoals) Barnett Ocmulgee River (Telfair/Wheeler Cos.) Co.) Bibb Macon, (below River Ocmulgee Ochlockonee River (near Thomasville) Muckalee Creek (above Albany) Mill Creek (Murray Co.) Valdosta) 133, Hwy Ga. (above River Little Lake) Hill Clarks (above River Little Kinchafoonee Creek (above Albany) Ichawaynochaway Creek Holly Creek (Murray Co.) Gum Creek (Crisp Co.) Flint River Mitchell (Doughterty/Baker Cos.) Flint River Cos.) (Macow/Dooly/Worth/Lee Co.) (Taylor River Flint Flint River (Meriwether/Upson/Pike Cos.) Flint River (Spalding/Fayette Cos.) dam) Allatoona Lake (below River Etowah Allatoona) Lake (above River Etowah Co.) (Dawson River Etowah Coosawattee River (below Carters) Thompson-Weinman dam, Oostanaula) below Etowah (Coosa, River Coosa Co.) Floyd Stateline, to 100 (Hwy River Coosa Co.) Floyd 100, Hwy to Zero Mile (River River Coosa Stateline) (below River Conasauga Co.) Cohulla Creek (Whitfield Chickamauga Creek (West) Chestatee River (below Tesnatee Riv.) Crk.) Upatoi to Dam (Oliver River Chattahoochee I-85) to dam Point (West River Chattahoochee Lk.) Pt. West to Dam Falls (Morgan RiverChattahoochee Franklin) below Lk., Point West to Crk. (Pea RiverChattahoochee Crk.) Pea to Crk. (Peachtree RiverChattahoochee Crk.) Peachtree to Dam Falls (Morgan RiverChattahoochee Dam) Falls Morgan to Dam (Buford RiverChattahoochee RiverChattahoochee (Helen to Lk. Lanier) Chattooga River (NE Ga., Rabun Co.) Casey Canal Ogeechee River Basin Cr.) 192 Lotts to (Hwy River Canoochee Brier Creek (Burke Co.) Co.) (Taylor Creek Beaver River Apalachee 25) Route US (below River Altamaha Altamaha River Allatoona Creek (Cobb Co.) River Alapahoochee Alapaha River Alapaha
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Bass, Largemouth
Bass, Other
Bass, Shoal
Bass, Spotted ≥27" <20" <20" <20" <20" ≥20" ≥20" ≥20" ≥20"
* Bass, Striped ††
Bass, White
Bluegill
Bowfin
Buffalo
Bullhead
Carp 8–32" 18 –32" 18 >32" >32" <18" <18" Catfish, Blue
Catfish, Channel 16–30" >30" <30" >30" <16" Catfish, Flathead ††
Catfish, White
Crappie
Mullet, Striped
Pickerel, Chain
Redbreast
Redhorse
Redear
Sucker
Sunfish, Other