Yellow River (Pensacola Bay) Explained

Yellow River
Name Other:	Chester River
Map:	Yellowflrivermap.png
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States
Subdivision Type2:	State
Source1 Coordinates:	31.4566°N -86.3347°W
Mouth Coordinates:	30.5574°N -86.9952°W
Length:	118miles

The Yellow River (historically known as the Chester River or the Middle River)^[1] is a 118adj=midNaNadj=mid^[2] 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.^[3]

54 miles of the Yellow River are part of the Yellow River Paddling Trail, managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.^[4]

See also

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

Notes and References

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