Sopchoppy River

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 and nearly entirely within Wakulla County, with only a small part of its East Branch entering Leon County.

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
Mouth	Ochlockonee Bay
• location	Surf, Wakulla County, Florida
• coordinates	29°59′23″N 84°25′56″W
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 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
	Forest Road 344		(West Branch)	30°15′56″N 84°37′07″W
	Forest Road 309		(West Branch) (East Branch)	30°15′32″N 84°35′52″W 30°15′19″N 84°35′23″W
Convergence of East and West Branches
	Forest Highway 13			30°13′50″N 84°32′17″W
	Forest Road 329			30°10′13″N 84°29′54″W
Oak Park Cemetery Bridge	Forest Road 346			30°07′47″N 84°29′37″W
	Mount Beasor Road			30°05′52″N 84°31′09″W
	CR 375 Smith Creek Road		Sopchoppy	30°03′49″N 84°30′02″W
	CR 22 Rose Street		Sopchoppy	30°03′46″N 84°30′03″W
	US 319 Sopchoppy Highway		Sopchoppy	30°01′20″N 84°25′59″W

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