in the surrounding region. In 1842 the river was connected by railroad to Savannah. The river froze from bank to bank in 1886. In 1994 devastating floods on the river after heavy rains caused widespread damage around Macon. Ocmulgee creeks Major creeks that flow into the Ocmulgee River include: Tucsawhatchee Creek This tributary is largely known as "Big Creek" on most maps. While USGS does recognize Tucsawhatchee Creek, even their maps name it as "Big Creek."https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/02215100/#parameterCode=00065&period=P7D Echeconnee Creek This tributary's name means "deer trap" in the Muscogee language, the language of the Creek. It refers to the steep incline of the creek where Creeks would trap deer, luring them into steep areas and then charging them. Alligator Creek Big Indian Creek Coley Creek Big Horse Creek Flat Creek Folsom Creek Horse Creek Jordan Creek Limestone Creek Little Ocmulgee River (Gum Swamp Creek) Little Shellstone Creek Little Sturgeon Creek Mossy Creek Otter Creek Richland Creek Sandy Run Creek Savage Creek Shellstone Creek South Shellstone Creek Sturgeon Creek Sugar Creek Ten Mile Creek Tobesofkee Creek Walnut Creek See also Indian old field Okmulgee, Oklahoma References Relevant readings Watson, Chris. 2022. The Wild and the Sacred: Evaluating and Protecting the Ocmulgee River Corridor, Vol. 1. Series edited by S. Heather Duncan. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. Day, Dominic. 2022. A River of Time: Archaeological Treasures of the Ocmulgee Corridor, vol. 2. Series edited by S. Heather Duncan. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. Bigman, Daniel Philip. From Settlement to Society: A History of the Early Mississippian Settlement at Ocmulgee, Volume 3. Series edited by S. Heather Duncan. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. External links City of Macon history Ocmulgee & Northern Railroad history NPS: Ocmulgee Old Fields Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state) Geography of Macon, Georgia Rivers of Bibb County, Georgia