Aucilla River

[[File:Jefferson-Madison Aucilla River north01.jpg|300px|thumb|Aucilla River view from a bridge in [[Lamont, Florida]]]]

[[File:Jefferson-Madison Aucilla River north01.jpg|300px|thumb|Aucilla River view from a bridge in [[Lamont, Florida]]]]

The '''Aucilla River''' rises in [[Brooks County, Georgia|Brooks County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], USA, close to [[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]], and passes through the [[Big Bend (Florida)|Big Bend]] region of [[Florida]], emptying into the [[Gulf of Mexico]] at [[Apalachee Bay]]. Some early maps called it the '''Ocilla River'''. It is {{convert|89|mi}} long and has a [[drainage basin]] of {{convert|747|sqmi|km2}}. Tributaries include the [[Little Aucilla]] and [[Wacissa River]]s. In [[Florida]], the Aucilla River forms the eastern border of [[Jefferson County, Florida|Jefferson County]], separating it from [[Madison County, Florida|Madison County]] on the northern part, and from [[Taylor County, Florida|Taylor County]] to the south.Shukovsky, Paul. 1990. Aucilla River. in Marth, Del and Marty Marth, eds. ''The Rivers of Florida''. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. {{ISBN|0-910923-70-1}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mysuwanneeriver.com/DocumentCenter/View/11432|title=Aucilla River System: Surface Water Improvement and Management Plan|last=Suwannee River Water Management District|date=April 1991|website=Suwannee River Water Management District|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125194610/http://mysuwanneeriver.com/DocumentCenter/View/11432|archive-date=January 25, 2017|access-date=May 12, 2018|page=8}}

The '''Aucilla River''' rises in [[Thomas County, Georgia|Thomas County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], USA, close to [[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]], and passes through the [[Big Bend (Florida)|Big Bend]] region of [[Florida]], emptying into the [[Gulf of Mexico]] at [[Apalachee Bay]]. Some early maps called it the '''Ocilla River'''. It is {{convert|89|mi}} long and has a [[drainage basin]] of {{convert|747|sqmi|km2}}. Tributaries include the [[Little Aucilla]] and [[Wacissa River]]s. In [[Florida]], the Aucilla River forms the eastern border of [[Jefferson County, Florida|Jefferson County]], separating it from [[Madison County, Florida|Madison County]] on the northern part, and from [[Taylor County, Florida|Taylor County]] to the south.Shukovsky, Paul. 1990. Aucilla River. in Marth, Del and Marty Marth, eds. ''The Rivers of Florida''. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. {{ISBN|0-910923-70-1}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mysuwanneeriver.com/DocumentCenter/View/11432|title=Aucilla River System: Surface Water Improvement and Management Plan|last=Suwannee River Water Management District|date=April 1991|website=Suwannee River Water Management District|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125194610/http://mysuwanneeriver.com/DocumentCenter/View/11432|archive-date=January 25, 2017|access-date=May 12, 2018|page=8}}

During the [[Spanish Florida|first Spanish period in Florida]] the Aucilla River was the boundary between the [[Apalachee]] people and the [[Timucua language|Timucua-speaking]] [[Yustaga]] (or Uzachile) people.{{cite book|last1=Milanich|first1=Jerald T.|last2=Hudson|first2=Charles|author-link1=Jerald T. Milanich|author-link2=Charles M. Hudson|title=Hernando de Soto and the Indians of Florida|date=1993|publisher=University Press of Florida|location=Gainesville, Florida|page=211}} The name "Aucilla" refers to an old [[Timucua]] village.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | page=10 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}

During the [[Spanish Florida|first Spanish period in Florida]] the Aucilla River was the boundary between the [[Apalachee]] people and the [[Timucua language|Timucua-speaking]] [[Yustaga]] (or Uzachile) people.{{cite book|last1=Milanich|first1=Jerald T.|last2=Hudson|first2=Charles|author-link1=Jerald T. Milanich|author-link2=Charles M. Hudson|title=Hernando de Soto and the Indians of Florida|date=1993|publisher=University Press of Florida|location=Gainesville, Florida|page=211}} The name "Aucilla" refers to an old [[Timucua]] village.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | page=10 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}