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Konwick BJ, Tomy GT, Ismail N, Peterson JT, Fauver RJ, Higginbotham D, Fisk AT (October 2008). "Concentrations and patterns of perfluoroalkyl acids in
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616:"The Chemical in The Conasauga"
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544:"Conasauga logperch"
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1153:Coosawattee
910:Ochlockonee
550:22 February
528:22 February
393:Jacks River
389:Slave River
338:black bears
326:brown trout
291:Polk County
254:watershed.
232:Coosa River
167: /
135:Calhoun, GA
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1626:Categories
1529:Tobesofkee
1435:Creeks and
1426:Wilmington
1306:Cumberland
1218:Oostanaula
1111:West Point
1006:Blackshear
1001:Banks Lake
960:Tallapoosa
630:4 December
417:References
198:Basin size
155:84°54′10″W
152:34°32′37″N
78:84°35′32″W
75:34°51′57″N
1596:Grand Bay
1504:Peachtree
1454:Brasstown
1386:Odingsell
1321:Frederica
1291:Chestatee
1276:Brunswick
1036:Goat Rock
996:Allatoona
950:St. Marys
855:Conasauga
850:Canoochee
820:Apalachee
220:Tennessee
1589:See also
1499:Okapilco
1489:Muckalee
1459:Ebenezer
1401:Skidaway
1326:Halfmoon
1296:Crescent
1233:Tallulah
1143:Cartecay
1091:Sinclair
1086:Seminole
1046:Hartwell
970:Towaliga
955:Suwannee
940:Savannah
915:Ocmulgee
875:Hiwassee
815:Altamaha
668:18419175
596:Archived
501:Archived
452:Archived
400:See also
242:Location
1494:Noonday
1437:streams
1331:Hampton
1301:Crooked
1281:Buffalo
1266:Belfast
1238:Tugaloo
1163:Ellijay
1148:Coleman
1128:Alabaha
1061:Nottely
1051:Jackson
1041:Harding
1021:Chatuge
1016:Carters
935:Satilla
930:Ohoopee
905:Nottely
825:Aucilla
805:Alapaha
791:Georgia
496:(2011)
332:, wild
310:endemic
263:camping
224:Georgia
1558:Canals
1534:Toccoa
1474:Kettle
1464:Euchee
1421:Vernon
1416:Turtle
1411:Tivoli
1391:Sapelo
1361:Medway
1356:Mackay
1316:Duplin
1311:Darien
1178:Jerico
1168:Hudson
1101:Tugalo
1071:Oliver
1066:Oconee
1056:Lanier
1026:Chehaw
1011:Burton
980:Yellow
920:Oconee
865:Etowah
810:Alcovy
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285:, and
283:Gilmer
279:Fannin
190:Length
54:Source
1271:Broro
1223:Soque
1173:Jacks
1076:Rabun
989:Lakes
870:Flint
860:Coosa
830:Broad
715:(PDF)
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248:trout
216:river
214:is a
118:Mouth
1406:Sope
1396:Shad
1336:Herb
1286:Bull
1261:Bear
719:ISBN
689:ISBN
664:PMID
632:2009
552:2023
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364:Name
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