What is Apalachicola River?
{{Infobox river | name = Apalachicola River | image = Apalachicola watershed.png | image_caption = Map of the Apalachicola River watershed showing the two main tributaries, the Chattahoochee River (left) and the Flint River (right). | source1_location = [[Confluence]] of [[Chattahoochee River]] and [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] at [[Chattahoochee, Florida]] | mouth_location = [[Gulf of Mexico]]<br>at [[Apalachicola, Florida]] | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[United States]] | length = {{convert|167|mi|km}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|77|ft|m}} | discharge1_avg = {{convert|16600|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} | basin_size = {{convert|19500|sqmi|km2|sigfig=5|abbr=on}} }} The '''Apalachicola River''' {{IPAc-en|æ|p|əl|æ|tʃ|ᵻ|ˈ|k|oʊ|l|ə}} is a river, about 112&nbsp;mi (180&nbsp;km) long in the state of [[Florida]]. The river's large [[Drainage basin|watershed]], known as the [[ACF River Basin]], drains an area of about {{convert|19500|sqmi|km2|sigfig=5}} into the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The distance to its farthest head waters in northeast [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] is about 500 miles (800&nbsp;km). Its name comes from the [[Apalachicola people]], who used to live along the river.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=6 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Rivers of Florida]] [[Category:Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)]] {{US-geo-stub}}