Apalachicola River
| Apalachicola River | ||
 Catchment area of the Apalachicola River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 305219 | |
| location | Florida (USA) | |
| River system | Apalachicola River | |
| Drain over | Apalachicola River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | Confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers 30 ° 42 ′ 32 ″ N , 84 ° 51 ′ 51 ″ W |
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| Source height | 23 m | |
| muzzle |
Gulf of Mexico at Apalachicola Coordinates: 29 ° 43 ′ 36 " N , 84 ° 58 ′ 39" W 29 ° 43 ′ 36 " N , 84 ° 58 ′ 39" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 23 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.13 ‰ | |
| length | 180 km | |
| Catchment area | 50,505 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
470 m³ / s |
 The Apalachicola River near Fort Gadsden in Florida |
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The Apalachicola River [ æpəlætʃɪˈkoʊlə ] is a 180 km long river in the northwest of the US state Florida . The vast drainage basin of the river covers an area of 50,505 km² and includes the far east of Alabama and western Georgia. The name of the river is derived from the Apalachicola people who once lived by the river. The distance between the mouth and the source of the catchment area furthest from the mouth is around 800 km.
It is being built near the city of Chattahoochee near the state border with Georgia , where the Chattahoochee River and Flint River meet , about 95 km northeast of Panama City . The actual point of its formation is flooded by Lake Seminole , which is dammed by the Jim Woodruff Dam . The river follows a generally southerly direction into the Gulf of Mexico . It passes Bristol and receives the Chipola River from the west in the north of Gulf County . The US Army Corps of Engineers dredges the lower reaches of the river on a regular basis to enable navigation.
It flows through the center of the Florida Panhandle . It passes the western part of the Apalachicola National Forest and for the last 50 km mainly wetlands and marshland , where it joins the Chipola River and finally flows into Apalachicola Bay near the city of the same name .
During the British colonial period , the river formed the border between East Florida and West Florida , which is why it still serves as a natural border between the western and eastern administrative districts today. He is also - with the exception of the area at its mouth - border river of two in Florida applicable time zones . Eastern Standard Time (EST) applies in the national territory east of its bank, while Central Standard Time (CST) is used for timekeeping in the western part of the country.
It is believed that the early Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca found an Indian village he called "Apachalen" near the mouth of the river.
Crossings
The river is crossed by the following structures:
| crossing | Convicted | location | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Woodruff Dam | Chattahoochee | 30 ° 42 '30.7 " N , 84 ° 51' 50.7" W. | |
| Victory Bridge |
 US 90
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Chattahoochee | 30 ° 42 '4.8 " N , 84 ° 51" 32.7 " W. |
| Rail bridge | CSX | Chattahoochee | 30 ° 41 '22 " N , 84 ° 51' 48.4" W. |
 Interstate 10
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Marianna - Quincy | 30 ° 38 '0.5 " N , 84 ° 54' 15.5" W. | |
| Trammell Bridge |
 FL 20
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Bristol | 30 ° 26 ′ 14 " N , 85 ° 0 ′ 4" W. |
| Rail bridge | Apalachicola Northern Railway | Apalachicola | 29 ° 45 '54.4 " N , 85 ° 1' 58.6" W. |
| John Gorrie Memorial Bridge |
 US 98
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Apalachicola | 29 ° 43 '26.1 " N , 84 ° 58' 44.5" W. |
Name variants
The river has several designations:
- Apalachocoli River
- Appalachicola River
- Río de Apalachicola
- Río de Santa Cruz
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chattahoochee River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Apalachicola River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Morris, Allen. Florida Place Names . Sarasota: Pineapple Press, Inc., 1995, pp292. See FL-T3 for the 1947 edition. p365
- ^ US Geological Survey . Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from US Geological Survey 1: 24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1: 25K, Puerto Rico 1: 20K) and from US Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1: 62,500 scale or 1: 250,000 scale maps
- ^ Morris, Allen. Florida Place Names . Sarasota: Pineapple Press, Inc., 1995, pp292. See FL-T3 for the 1947 edition. p9
- ^ Morris, Allen. Florida Place Names. Sarasota: Pineapple Press, Inc., 1995, pp292. See FL-T3 for the 1947 edition. p365