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 |
| Mouth | Ochlockonee Bay |
| - location | Surf, Wakulla County, Florida |
| - coordinates | 29°59′23″N 84°25′56″W / 29.98972°N 84.43222°WCoordinates: 29°59′23″N 84°25′56″W / 29.98972°N 84.43222°W |
| 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 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.
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