Apalachicola River
The Apalachicola River /æpəlætʃɪˈkoʊlə/ is a river, approximately 160 miles (260 km) long, in the state of Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint (ACF) River Basin, drains an area of approximately 19,500 square miles (50,500 km2) into the Gulf of Mexico. The distance to its farthest head waters (as the Chattahoochee River) in northeast Georgia is approximately 500 miles (800 km). Its name comes from Apalachicola Province, an association of Native American towns located on what is now the Chattahoochee River. The Spanish included what is now called the Chattahoochee River as part of one river, calling all of it from its origins in the southern Appalachian foothills down to the Gulf of Mexico the Apalachicola.
| Apalachicola River | |
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Map of the Apalachicola River watershed showing the two main tributaries, the Chattahoochee River (left) and the Flint River (right). | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Seminole |
| • location | Chattahoochee, Florida |
| • coordinates | 30°42′31″N 84°51′50″W |
| • elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Mouth | Gulf of Mexico |
• location | Apalachicola, Florida |
• coordinates | 29°43′27″N 84°58′39″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 160 miles (260 km) |
| Basin size | 19,500 sq mi (50,505 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 19,602 cu ft/s (555.1 m3/s) |