Sopchoppy River

Sopchoppy River
Country	United States
State	Florida
Counties	Leon, Wakulla
District	NWFWMD

Tributaries
- left	Buckhorn Creek
- right	Monkey Creek


Source	East Branch
- location	Apalachicola National Forest, Leon County, Florida
- coordinates	30°18′29″N 84°34′38″W / 30.30806°N 84.57722°W / 30.30806; -84.57722
Mouth	Ochlockonee Bay
- location	Surf, Wakulla County, Florida
- coordinates	29°59′23″N 84°25′56″W / 29.98972°N 84.43222°W / 29.98972; -84.43222Coordinates: 29°59′23″N 84°25′56″W / 29.98972°N 84.43222°W / 29.98972; -84.43222

Length	46 mi (74 km)
Basin	330 sq mi (855 km²)
Discharge	for Sopchoppy, Florida
- average	5.6 m³/s (198 cu ft/s)
- max	8.9 m³/s (314 cu ft/s)
- min	1.8 m³/s (64 cu ft/s)

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.

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

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Crossing	Carries	Location	Coordinates
	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 13		30°13′50″N 84°32′17″W / 30.23056°N 84.53806°W / 30.23056; -84.53806
	Forest Road 329		30°10′13″N 84°29′54″W / 30.17028°N 84.49833°W / 30.17028; -84.49833
Oak Park Cemetery Bridge	Forest Road 346		30°07′47″N 84°29′37″W / 30.12972°N 84.49361°W / 30.12972; -84.49361
	Mount Beasor Road		30°05′52″N 84°31′09″W / 30.09778°N 84.51917°W / 30.09778; -84.51917
	CR 375 Smith Creek Road	Sopchoppy	30°03′49″N 84°30′02″W / 30.06361°N 84.50056°W / 30.06361; -84.50056
	CR 22 Rose Street	Sopchoppy	30°03′46″N 84°30′03″W / 30.06278°N 84.50083°W / 30.06278; -84.50083
	US 319 Sopchoppy Highway	Sopchoppy	30°01′20″N 84°25′59″W / 30.02222°N 84.43306°W / 30.02222; -84.43306

References

↑ Boning, Charles R. 2007. Florida's Rivers. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1-56164-400-1

Significant waterways of Florida

Larger rivers	Alapaha Apalachicola Aucilla Blackwater Caloosahatchee Chattahoochee Chipola Choctawhatchee Econlockhatchee Escambia Hillsborough Indian River Kissimmee Myakka Ochlockonee Ocklawaha Pea Peace Perdido Santa Fe St. Johns St. Marys Suwannee Withlacoochee (North) Withlacoochee (South) Yellow

Lakes	Apopka Crescent Blue Cypress East Tohopekaliga George Harney Harris Iamonia Istokpoga Jackson Jesup Kissimmee Miccosukee Monroe Okeechobee Poinsett Rodman Rousseau Seminole Talquin Tohopekaliga Tsala Apopka Washington Weir

Smaller rivers	Alafia Alapahoochee Anclote Banana River Braden Carrabelle Chassahowitzka Crooked Crystal Dead East East Bay Eau Gallie Econfina Estero Homosassa Hontoon Dead Ichetucknee Imperial Little (Biscayne Bay) Little (Ochlockonee) Little Econlockhatchee Little Manatee Little Wekiva Loxahatchee Manatee Matanzas Miami Mosquito Lagoon New (Broward) New (Carabelle) New (Santa Fe) Oleta Orange Pithlachascotee Rainbow Ribault Shark Silver Sopchoppy St. Lucie St. Marks St. Sebastian Steinhatchee Tomoka Trout Waccasassa Wacissa Wakulla Weeki Wachee Wekiva

Creeks and streams	Billy Black Blackwater (Hillsborough) Blackwater (Lake) Crane Cross Econfina Fisheating Myakkahatchee Orange Pottsburg Shingle Snapper Turkey

Canals	Canaveral Barge Canal Cross Florida Barge Canal Haulover Canal Hillsboro Canal Miami Canal Mud Lake Canal St. Johns-Indian River Barge Canal Tamiami Canal Tampa Bypass Canal

See also	Coastal waters of Florida Everglades Intracoastal Waterway Indian River Lagoon List of Florida rivers List of major springs in Florida Okeechobee Waterway Okefenokee Swamp Outstanding Florida Waters Paynes Prairie

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