Sopchoppy River

Sopchoppy River
Location
Country	United States
State	Florida
Counties	Leon, Wakulla
District	NWFWMD
Physical characteristics
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; -84.43222
Length	46 mi (74 km)
Basin size	330 sq mi (850 km2)
Discharge
• location	Sopchoppy, Florida
• average	5.6 m3/s (200 cu ft/s)
• minimum	1.8 m3/s (64 cu ft/s)
• maximum	8.9 m3/s (310 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Buckhorn Creek
• right	Monkey Creek

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.

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Crossing	Carries	Image	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

• 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