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
Mouth Ochlockonee Bay
 - location Surf, Wakulla County, Florida
 - coordinates
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

Crossing Carries Image Location Coordinates
Forest Road 306 (East Branch)
Forest Road 344 (West Branch)
Forest Road 309 (West Branch)
(East Branch)

Convergence of East and West Branches
Forest Highway 13
Forest Road 329
Oak Park Cemetery Bridge Forest Road 346
Mount Beasor Road
CR 375
Smith Creek Road
Sopchoppy
CR 22
Rose Street
Sopchoppy
US 319
Sopchoppy Highway
Sopchoppy

References

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