Yellow River (Pensacola Bay)

The Yellow River (historically known as the Chester River or the Middle River)^[1][2] is a 118-mile-long (190 km)^[3] river in the southern United States which runs through Alabama and Florida. It empties into Blackwater Bay, an arm of Pensacola Bay. In 1773 Thomas Hutchins reported to the American Philosophical Society on the rivers.^[4]

Yellow River Chester River
Map of the Yellow River
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama and Florida
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Covington County, Alabama^[1]
• coordinates	31°27′24″N 86°20′05″W / 31.45655°N 86.33467°W / 31.45655; -86.33467
Mouth
• location	Santa Rosa County, Florida^[1]
• coordinates	30°33′27″N 86°59′43″W / 30.55741°N 86.99524°W / 30.55741; -86.99524
Length	118 miles (190 km)

54 miles of the Yellow River are part of the Yellow River Paddling Trail, managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Alabama
• List of rivers of Florida

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yellow River (Pensacola Bay)
2. "The Coast of West Florida and Louisiana. - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection". www.davidrumsey.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 15, 2011
4. “Volume 1769-1774.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 22, no. 119, 1885, p. 80. JSTOR website Retrieved 24 Dec. 2022.
5. "Yellow River Paddling Guide" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 29 November 2020.