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Yellow River
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Map of the Yellow River
Other name(s) Chester River
Country United States
State Alabama and Florida
Physical characteristics
Main source Covington County, Alabama
31°27′24″N 86°20′05″W / 31.45655°N 86.33467°W / 31.45655; -86.33467
River mouth Santa Rosa County, Florida
30°33′27″N 86°59′43″W / 30.55741°N 86.99524°W / 30.55741; -86.99524
Length 118 miles (190 km)

The Yellow River (historically known as the Chester River or the Middle River) is a 118-mile-long (190 km) river in the southern United States which runs through Alabama and Florida. It empties into Blackwater Bay, an arm of Pensacola Bay.

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

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