Sopchoppy River

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.

Sopchoppy River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesLeon, Wakulla
DistrictNWFWMD
Physical characteristics
SourceEast Branch
 • locationApalachicola National Forest, Leon County, Florida
 • coordinates30°18′29″N 84°34′38″W / 30.30806°N 84.57722°W / 30.30806; -84.57722
MouthOchlockonee Bay
 • location
Surf, Wakulla County, Florida
 • coordinates
29°59′23″N 84°25′56″W / 29.98972°N 84.43222°W / 29.98972; -84.43222
Length46 mi (74 km)
Basin size330 sq mi (850 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationSopchoppy, Florida
 • average5.6 m3/s (200 cu ft/s)
 • minimum1.8 m3/s (64 cu ft/s)
 • maximum8.9 m3/s (310 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBuckhorn Creek
 • rightMonkey Creek

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.

List of crossings

CrossingCarriesImageLocationCoordinates
Forest Road 306(East Branch)30°17′58″N 84°34′50″W / 30.29944°N 84.58056°W / 30.29944; -84.58056
Forest Road 344(West Branch)30°15′56″N 84°37′07″W / 30.26556°N 84.61861°W / 30.26556; -84.61861
Forest Road 309(West Branch)
(East Branch)
30°15′32″N 84°35′52″W / 30.25889°N 84.59778°W / 30.25889; -84.59778
30°15′19″N 84°35′23″W / 30.25528°N 84.58972°W / 30.25528; -84.58972
Convergence of East and West Branches
Forest Highway 1330°13′50″N 84°32′17″W / 30.23056°N 84.53806°W / 30.23056; -84.53806
Forest Road 32930°10′13″N 84°29′54″W / 30.17028°N 84.49833°W / 30.17028; -84.49833
Oak Park Cemetery BridgeForest Road 34630°07′47″N 84°29′37″W / 30.12972°N 84.49361°W / 30.12972; -84.49361
Mount Beasor Road30°05′52″N 84°31′09″W / 30.09778°N 84.51917°W / 30.09778; -84.51917
CR 375
Smith Creek Road
Sopchoppy30°03′49″N 84°30′02″W / 30.06361°N 84.50056°W / 30.06361; -84.50056
CR 22
Rose Street
Sopchoppy30°03′46″N 84°30′03″W / 30.06278°N 84.50083°W / 30.06278; -84.50083
US 319
Sopchoppy Highway
Sopchoppy30°01′20″N 84°25′59″W / 30.02222°N 84.43306°W / 30.02222; -84.43306

References


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