Blackwater River
The Blackwater River of Florida is a 56.6-mile-long river rising in southern Alabama and flowing through the Florida Panhandle to the Gulf of Mexico. The river enters Florida in Okaloosa County and flows through Santa Rosa County to Blackwater Bay, an arm of Pensacola Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Florida, United States
- Also known as: “Black Water River” and “Cold Water River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagdad and Milton.
Bagdad
Locality
Bagdad is a census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,467 at the 2020 census, up from 3,761 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bagdad is situated 2½ miles northwest of Blackwater River.
Milton
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Miltonis in the Florida Panhandle. It prides itself on its large variety of outdoor activities. Downtown sits on the banks of the Blackwater River, and the vista of early 1900s buildings overlooking the water is the iconic image of the town.
Broxson
Hamlet
Broxson is an unincorporated community in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. The community is located on Florida State Road 87, 8.4 miles southeast of Milton. Broxson is situated 4½ miles east of Blackwater River.
Blackwater River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Santa Rosa, Florida, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Blackwater River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر بلاكووتر”
- Asturian: “Ríu Blackwater”
- Catalan: “Blackwater”
- Cebuano: “Blackwater River”
- Czech: “Blackwater”
- French: “Blackwater”
- Irish: “Abhainn Blackwater”
- Slovenian: “Blackwater River”
- Slovenian: “Blackwater”
- Slovenian: “reka Blackwater”
- Venetian: “Blackwater”
- Welsh: “Afon Blackwater”
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