Choctawhatchee River

Choctawhatchee River
Map of Choctawhatchee River
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBarbour County, Alabama
 • coordinates31°21′40″N 85°33′10″W / 31.3612°N 85.5527°W / 31.3612; -85.5527
Mouth 
 • location
Choctawhatchee Bay
 • coordinates
30°24′14″N 86°07′25″W / 30.40380°N 86.12355°W / 30.40380; -86.12355
Length141 mi (227 km)

The Choctawhatchee River is a 141-mile-long (227 km)[1] river in the southern United States, flowing through southeast Alabama and the Panhandle of Florida before emptying into Choctawhatchee Bay in Okaloosa and Walton counties. The river, the bay and their adjacent watersheds collectively drain 5,350 square miles (13,900 km2).[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map "USGS TNM 2.0 Viewer". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2011-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), accessed 15 April 2011
  2. ^ "Choctawhatchee River". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-05-01.