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The Choctawhatchee River is a 141-mile-long (227 km) [1] river in the southern United States, flowing through southeast Alabama and the Panhandle of Florida before emptying into Choctawhatchee Bay in Okaloosa and Walton counties. The river, the bay and their adjacent watersheds collectively drain 5,350 square miles (13,900 km 2). [2]
UPDATE (3 p.m., Dec. 5): The body of a boater who went missing in Choctawhatchee Bay was found, according to Northwest Florida authorities. Chris Boley with Florida Fish and Wildlife issued a ...
It is known to occur in the Yellow River, Blackwater River, Choctawhatchee River, Escambia River and the Perdido River. The Choctaw bass that were captured by the scientists were normally caught in the stagnant parts of river systems or streams where the sediment gathers, the bass avoid fast moving water from stream and rivers and are normally ...
Choctawhatchee Bay is a bay in the Emerald Coast region of the Florida Panhandle. The bay, located within Okaloosa and Walton counties , is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico and has a surface area of 334 square kilometres (129 sq mi). [ 2 ]
The Pea River is a 154-mile-long (248 km) [1] tributary of the Choctawhatchee River near Geneva, Alabama, United States. [2] It is a popular destination for those with canoes and other small boats, as well as fishermen seeking bass, sunfish, or mullet.
Within the District's 11,305-square-mile (29,280 km 2) area, there are several major hydrologic (or drainage) basins: Perdido River and Bay System, Pensacola Bay System (Escambia, Blackwater and Yellow Rivers), Choctawhatchee River and Bay System, St. Andrew Bay System, Apalachicola River and Bay System and St. Marks River Basin (Wakulla River).
The fish is the only fish found exclusively in Alabama, [3] primarily upland in the Choctawhatchee River system before it merges with the Pea River. [2] [4] Orangetail shiners are found in sand-bottomed and silt-bottomed creeks and small rivers. It is often found among debris and undercut banks.
The Choctawhatchee River Water Management Area encompasses critical wetland and river ecosystems along the Choctawhatchee River. By protecting the Choctawhatchee River's riparian zone and wetlands, the CRWMA ensures the long-term survival of species that depend on these habitats, such as the alligators, otters, and wading birds like herons and ...