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Around Sopchoppy River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sopchoppy River is a 38.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sopchoppy River near Sopchoppy, Fla (site 02327100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1964 to 2026
Sopchoppy River typically runs highest in August, at a median 160 cfs, and lowest in May, at 7.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,700 cfs, in 2012.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 140 | 28 to 316 |
| February | 155 | 66 to 341 |
| March | 125 | 37 to 314 |
| April | 36 | 9.1 to 174 |
| May | 7.2 | 3.0 to 32 |
| June | 13 | 3.2 to 144 |
| July | 87 | 12 to 293 |
| August | 160 | 35 to 368 |
| September | 53 | 8.1 to 222 |
| October | 19 | 3.8 to 104 |
| November | 7.4 | 3.3 to 36 |
| December | 33 | 6.0 to 160 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sopchoppy River near Sopchoppy, Fla. (site 02327100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sopchoppy River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Ochlockonee River State Park Boat RampOchlockonee RiverPublic
- Tate's Hell State Forest - Womack Creek Recreation Site Boat LaunchOchlockonee RiverPublic
- St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge - Renfro Lake Primitive AccessRenfro LakePublic
- Wood Lake Boat RampOchlockonee River - Wood LakePublic
- Myron B. Hodge Sopchoppy City ParkSopchoppy RiverPublic
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