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[1] 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.