Little Choctawhatchee River

Little Choctawhatchee River
Country United States
State Alabama
Physical characteristics
Main source 115 ft (35 m)
River mouth Choctawhatchee River
Length 24 mi (39 km)
Basin features
Basin size 261 sq mi (680 km2)

Little Choctawhatchee River is a 24.0-mile-long (38.6 km)[1] river in Alabama, United States. It drains an area of 261 square miles (680 km2) in Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties. It empties into the Choctawhatchee River. Surveys of the river show it to be poor in invertebrates and high in pollutants.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed April 15, 2011
  2. "Nonpoint Source Screening Assessment of Southeast Alabama River Basins – 1999: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN" (pdf). Alabama Department of Environmental Management. 2004-04-05.

Coordinates: 31°15′20.08″N 85°40′30.39″W / 31.2555778°N 85.6751083°W / 31.2555778; -85.6751083


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