Sopchoppy River
River in Florida, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sopchoppy River is a minor river in the Florida Big Bend. A tributary of the Ochlockonee River, it is approximately 46 miles (74 km) in length[1] and nearly entirely within Wakulla County, with only a small part of its East Branch entering Leon County.
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Sopchoppy River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
Counties | Leon, Wakulla |
District | NWFWMD |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | East Branch |
• location | Apalachicola National Forest, Leon County, Florida |
• coordinates | 30°18′29″N 84°34′38″W |
Mouth | Ochlockonee Bay |
• location | Surf, Wakulla County, Florida |
• coordinates | 29°59′23″N 84°25′56″W |
Length | 46 mi (74 km) |
Basin size | 330 sq mi (850 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | Sopchoppy, Florida |
• average | 5.6 m3/s (200 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 1.8 m3/s (64 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 8.9 m3/s (310 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Buckhorn Creek |
• right | Monkey Creek |
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The river flows through the Apalachicola National Forest and the Bradwell Bay Wilderness, in addition to through the town of Sopchoppy, and a canoe trail 15 miles (24 km) in length is designated along its length from the Oak Park Cemetery Bridge to US 319.