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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of northwest Florida formed by the confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers near the Georgia border and flowing about 170 km (105 mi) south to Apalachicola Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
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- noun a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border
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CRISP: It's to keep water deep enough in the Apalachicola River, which is the river as it goes into Florida, they're (ph) known (ph) at Apalachicola Bay on the Gulf, to keep the mussels alive.
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The Apalachicola River was to be the dividing line between East and West Florida.
The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond Frederic Austin Ogg 1914
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The large cusp of the entire Apalachicola coast is believed to have been built out by the Apalachicola River during the late Tertiary and Quaternary periods and has subsequently been modified by waves and longshore drift.
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida 2009
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The Apalachicola River and Bay drainage basin, which includes the Reserve, contains over 100 archaeological sites and numerous historic structures.
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida 2009
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An archaeological study funded by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources (DHR) investigated the impact of record 1994 flooding on 24 newly located and 67 previously located sites within the Apalachicola River drainage basin.
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida 2009
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The Apalachicola River drainage basin has the highest diversity of reptiles and amphibians in the United States and Canada.
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida 2009
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Among these many species are the southern dusky salamander, the gopher frog, Barbour's map turtle (which is endemic to the Apalachicola River), Atlantic loggerhead turtle, Apalachicola kingsnake and eastern indigo snake.
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida 2009
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Also, the largest stand of tupelo trees in the world is found in the lower Apalachicola River flood plain.
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida 2009
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Apalachicola River discharge accounts for 35 percent of the total fresh water runoff from the west coast of Florida.
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida 2009
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The Apalachicola River valley is believed to have been occupied by humans for over 10,000 years and is believed to have been an ideal environment for large prehistoric human populations comprised of small hunting groups, farming peoples or aquatic species-based hunter-gatherers.
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida 2009
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