Yellow River (Pensacola Bay)
The Yellow River (historically known as the Chester River or the Middle River)[1][2] is a 118-mile-long (190 km)[3] river in the southern United States which runs through Alabama and Florida. It empties into Blackwater Bay, an arm of Pensacola Bay.
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 Map of the Yellow River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama and Florida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Covington County, Alabama[1] |
| • coordinates | 31.45655°N 86.33467°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Santa Rosa County, Florida[1] |
• coordinates | 30.55741°N 86.99524°W |
| Length | 118 miles (190 km) |
54 miles of the Yellow River are part of the Yellow River Paddling Trail, managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yellow River (Pensacola Bay)
- "The Coast of West Florida and Louisiana. - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection". www.davidrumsey.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 15, 2011
- "Yellow River Paddling Guide" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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