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It is formed on the state line between Florida and Georgia, near the town of Chattahoochee, Florida, approximately 60 mi northwest of Panama City, by the confluence of the Flint and Chatahoochee rivers. The actual confluence is submerged in the Lake Seminole reservoir formed by the Jim Woodruff Dam . It flows generally south through the forests of the Florida Panhandle, past Bristol. In northern Gulf County, it receives the Chipola River from the west. It flows into Apalachicola Bay , an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, at Apalachicola . The lower 30 mi (48 km) of the river is surrounded by extensive swamps and wetlands except at the coast. The channel of the river is dreged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide navigation.

Except for the area around its mouth, the river provides the boundary between the Eastern and Central time zones in the United States.

1 See also

• List of Florida riversThis is a partial list of rivers in the U. state of Florida . Atlantic Coast St. Marys River Amelia River Bells River Nassau River South Amelia River Thomas Creek Fort George River St. Johns River Sisters Creek Broward River Trout River Ribault River Arli

2 External links

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Flint-Chatahoochee-Apalachicola basin
• Florida State Univ: Apalachicola River Ecological Management Plan