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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]
Caryville is a town in Washington County, Florida, United States located along the Choctawhatchee River. The Caryville is part of the Florida Panhandle in North Florida. The population was 301 at the 2020 census, down from 411 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Panama City—Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Choctawhatchee River flows into the bay, as do several smaller rivers and streams. [2] [4] The tolled Mid-Bay Bridge crosses the bay, connecting the city of Destin to Niceville, Florida. The Judge Clyde B. Wells Bridge crosses the eastern part of the bay, connecting Freeport to the coast. [5] Looking westward onto Choctawhatchee Bay
Blackwater River (Florida) C. Choctawhatchee Bay; Choctawhatchee River; E. East Bay River; S. Santa Rosa Sound; Y. Yellow River (Pensacola Bay)
Westville is located in southern Holmes County at (30.767681, –85.852302), [8] on the west side of the Choctawhatchee To the east across the river is the town of Caryville in Washington County . U.S. Route 90 passes through Westville, leading east through Caryville 11 miles (18 km) to Bonifay , the Holmes County seat, and west 18 miles (29 km ...
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 Outstanding Florida Water designation has been applied to all bodies of water in national parks, national wildlife refuges, national seashores, national preserves, national marine sanctuaries and estuarine research reserves, state parks and recreation areas, state preserves and reserves, state ornamental gardens and botanical sites ...
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 ...