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 km^2)
Discharge	for Sopchoppy, Florida
- average	5.6 m^3/s (198 cu ft/s)
- max	8.9 m^3/s (314 cu ft/s)
- min	1.8 m^3/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)	30°17′58″N 84°34′50″W / 30.29944°N 84.58056°W
	Forest Road 344		(West Branch)	30°15′56″N 84°37′07″W / 30.26556°N 84.61861°W
	Forest Road 309		(West Branch) (East Branch)	30°15′32″N 84°35′52″W / 30.25889°N 84.59778°W 30°15′19″N 84°35′23″W / 30.25528°N 84.58972°W
Convergence of East and West Branches
	Forest Highway 13			30°13′50″N 84°32′17″W / 30.23056°N 84.53806°W
	Forest Road 329			30°10′13″N 84°29′54″W / 30.17028°N 84.49833°W
Oak Park Cemetery Bridge	Forest Road 346			30°07′47″N 84°29′37″W / 30.12972°N 84.49361°W
	Mount Beasor Road			30°05′52″N 84°31′09″W / 30.09778°N 84.51917°W
	CR 375 Smith Creek Road		Sopchoppy	30°03′49″N 84°30′02″W / 30.06361°N 84.50056°W
	CR 22 Rose Street		Sopchoppy	30°03′46″N 84°30′03″W / 30.06278°N 84.50083°W
	US 319 Sopchoppy Highway		Sopchoppy	30°01′20″N 84°25′59″W / 30.02222°N 84.43306°W

References

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

• Northwest Florida Water Management District: Major Water Bodies
• USGS: Sopchoppy River near Sopchoppy, Florida (Station 02327100)
• Sopchoppy River by Frank Howard
• DEP: Sopchoppy River Canoe Trail