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The striking array of habitats, plants, fish,
reptiles and amphibians in the Apalachicola
River Basin make it one of the top six biodiversity “hot spots” in the United States. Together with its tributaries, the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, the entire river basin drains a 20,000 square mile watershed. The waters of the upper basin supply one of the fastest growing regions of the nation with drinking water, waste waterassimilation,hydropower, irrigation, navigation and other services critical to economic development.

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Apalachicola River near Bristol, FL

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Jim Woodruff Dam at the river head near Sneads , FL


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