Choctawhatchee Bay
| Choctawhatchee Bay | ||
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Primary inflows Choctawhatchee River | | |
| Primary outflows | Gulf of Mexico, Santa Rosa Sound | |
| Catchment area | 5,405 square miles (14,000 km2) | |
| Max. length | 27 miles (43 km)[1] | |
| Max. width | 6 miles (9.7 km) | |
| Surface area | 129 square miles (330 km2) | |
| Max. depth | 43 feet (13 m) | |
| Settlements | Fort Walton Beach, Destin Santa Rosa Beach, Freeport, Niceville, Shalimar, Valparaiso | |
Choctawhatchee Bay is a
History
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The bay was charted by Spanish, French, and English expeditions, The bay appears on some charts as "St. Rose's Bay".[6][7]
Following the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, small bands of Creeks lived on the shores of Choctawhatchee Bay.[8]
Military Use
As noted in a 1993 Eglin AFB report, Test Area D-55 was originally installed in the World War II era by Eglin Air Force Base with "omnidirectional radar corner reflectors" on top to be used as a radar target range.[9]
Test Area D-55 is formed by 25 arrays of 2,040 wood pilings placed east of the Clyde B. Wells Bridge. They are located in 8 feet of water and the array extends for 1.2 miles.
Municipalities
Several towns and cities are located around the Choctawhatchee Bay:
Tributaries
Below are a few of the tributary rivers and bayous that feed into the Choctawhatchee Bay.
Rivers
- Choctawhatchee River
- Mitchell River
- Black Creek
Bayous
- LaGrange Bayou
- Alaqua Bayou
- Basin Bayou
- Rocky Bayou
- Boggy Bayou
- Cinco Bayou
Lakes
- Pippin Lake
- Jack Lake
- Lower Memorial Lake
- Bens Lake
- Lake Lorraine
- Lake Vivian
- Lake Clyde
- Lake Earl
References
- ^ Ruth, Barbara; Handley, Lawrence R. (2006). "Choctawhatchee Bay" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b "GulfBase - Choctawhatchee Bay". Archived from the original on 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "EAST PASS INLET MANAGEMENT STUDY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ "Choctawhatchee Info - HISTORICAL". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "Bridge Dedication Ceremony for Judge Clyde B. Wells". 14 July 2017.
- ^ John D. Ware (1982). George Gauld, Surveyor and Cartographer of the Gulf Coast. Gainesville: University Press of Florida.
- ^ "The Coast of West Florida and Louisiana. Jefferys, Thomas, 1775". The David Rumsey Collection. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ Rucker, Brian R. (January 1991). "West Florida's Creek Indian Crisis of 1837". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 69 (3): 315. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ 30A (2020-05-01). "What are those mysterious pilings in Choctawhatchee Bay by the 331 bridge?". 30A. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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