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Bellamy Bridge Canoe Access

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Chipola River · near Marianna · Florida

Open per Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC)'s data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Fee
Free
Ramp surface
Dirt
Car parking
5 spaces
Restrooms
No
Hours
Daytime Use Only
Managed by
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Website
nwfwater.com
Coordinates
30.87111, -85.25663

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On Chipola River

The Chipola River is a spring-fed river in northwestern Florida and a major tributary of the Apalachicola River. Its headwaters are in Houston County, Alabama. The river itself forms where Marshall Creek and Cowarts Creek meet in northern Jackson County. From there it runs 92.5 miles south past Marianna and through Calhoun County and northern Gulf County before it joins the Apalachicola. More than 60 springs feed the river, including Jackson Blue Spring. At Florida Caverns State Park it briefly flows underground. The river ranges from 2 to 15 feet deep and from 25 to more than 100 feet wide. Near Wewahitchka it widens into Dead Lake, a natural impoundment of about 6,700 acres. Dead Lake formed when sediment from the Apalachicola blocked the Chipola's mouth. A sheetpile dam was built at the lower end of the lake in 1960 and removed in 1987. More about Chipola River.

Boating rules on Chipola River

  • Harvest and possession of shoal bass prohibited in the Chipola River and its tributaries (catch-and-release only, effective June 2019) source
  • Alcoholic beverages prohibited in the Altha Tract of the Chipola River Water Management Area source

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Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.