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141 miles

Choctawhatchee River

Begins as two forks in southeast Alabama and flows southwest past Geneva, where the Pea River joins, into the Florida Panhandle through Holmes and Walton counties, passing Caryville and Ebro on the way to Choctawhatchee Bay.

N50 mi
Course of the river, simplified. Map data from Natural Earth (public domain).

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River facts

Length141 miles
SourceEast and West Forks, Barbour County, Alabama
MouthChoctawhatchee Bay, Florida Panhandle
StateFlorida

Boat ramps, launches and bait shops

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Fishing regulations

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