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.
Yellow River Chester River | |
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Country | United States |
State | Alabama and Florida |
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Source | |
• location | Covington County, Alabama[1] |
• coordinates | 31.45655°N 86.33467°W / 31.45655; -86.33467 |
Mouth | |
• location | Santa Rosa County, Florida[1] |
• coordinates | 30.55741°N 86.99524°W / 30.55741; -86.99524 |
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]
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