Sopchoppy River

30°18′29″N 84°34′38″W / 30.30806°N 84.57722°W / 30.30806; -84.57722 MouthOchlockonee BaySurf, Wakulla County, Florida29°59′23″N 84°25′56″W / 29.98972°N 84.43222°W / 29.98972; -84.43222Length46 mi (74 km)Basin size330 sq mi (850 km²)Discharge  • locationSopchoppy, Florida • average5.6 m³/s (200 cu ft/s) • minimum1.8 m³/s (64 cu ft/s) • maximum8.9 m³/s (310 cu ft/s) Basin featuresTributaries  • leftBuckhorn Creek • rightMonkey 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.

List of crossings

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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

References

• 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