Apalachicola River

The Apalachicola River /æpəlætʃɪˈkoʊlə/ is a river, about 112 mi (180 km) long in the state of Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin, drains an area of about 19,500 square miles (50,505 km²) into the Gulf of Mexico.

Apalachicola River
Map of the Apalachicola River watershed showing the two main tributaries, the Chattahoochee River (left) and the Flint River (right).
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Confluence of Chattahoochee River and Flint River at Chattahoochee, Florida
- elevation	77 feet (23 m)
Mouth
- location	Gulf of Mexico at Apalachicola, Florida
Length	167 miles (269 km)
Basin size	19,500 sq mi (50,505 km2)
Discharge
- average	16,600 cu ft/s (470 m3/s)

The distance to its farthest head waters in northeast Georgia is about 500 miles (800 km). Its name comes from the Apalachicola people, who used to live along the river.^[1]