Magnolia Bridge Boat Ramp

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

Community

Where people who use Chipola River talk about it.

• Chipola River Water Management Area - Northwest Florida Water Management District Agency
• Chipola River | FWC fishing site and forecast Agency
• Chipola River BL Dead Lake OT NR Wewahitchka, FL - USGS water data Link
• Chipola River (Facebook page) Facebook
• Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
• Search all of Reddit for Chipola River, Florida Reddit

Nearby launches

• Spring Creek Park - Turner Landing Canoe Launch · 2.4 mi · Chipola River - Spring Creek
• Spring Creek Park - Canoe and Tube Launch Dock · 2.5 mi · Merritts Mill Pond
• Chipola River Greenway - Hinson Conservation and Recreation Area Canoe Access Site · 2.7 mi · Chipola River
• Chipola River Greenway - Overlook Canoe Launch · 4.0 mi · Chipola River
• Merritt's Mill Pond - Hunter Fish Camp Landing Public Boat Ramp · 4.7 mi · Merritts Mill Pond
• Yancey Bridge Public Boat Ramp · 5.4 mi · Chipola River