10S FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
The whole of Walton county, except the small local area's such 
as Euchee Valley, is covered with an excellent growth of long leaf 
pine. A great deal of this timber has been cut away but large areas 
still exist that have not been turpentined. The saw mills, however, 
are cutting “the timber as fast as capacity will permit, and it is only 
a matter of time until the pine will be entirely cut off. 
ELEVATION. 
The Louisville and Nashville Eailroad crosses the county from 
east to west. The following elevations are given for towns along 
this road: Ponce de Leon (Holmes county and on tributary stream 
of Choctawhatchee) 73 feet; Argyle 254 feet; DeFuniak Springs 
256 feet; Mossy Head 274 feet; Deerland 239 feet; Crestview 175 
feet. From Crestview north to Florala, Alabama, the following 
are given: Campton, 172 feet; Falco 235 feet; Laurel Hill 235 feet; 
Cowan 173 feet; Svea 241 feet; Florala, Alabama, 214 feet. As will 
be seen this northern half of the county is high and is exceeded in 
elevation in the State only by the plateau section of Gadsden county. 
After leaving this elevated region and traveling southward there is 
a gradual decrease in elevation until the Gulf of Mexico is reached. 
DRAINAGE. 
Walton county has a well defined system of drainage and like 
the neighboring counties is well watered. The Choctawhatchee 
River which forms part of its eastern boundary has numerous tri¬ 
butary streams which intersect this portion. Likewise, Yellow River 
forming the extreme northwestern border together with Shoal River 
which unites with Yellow River in eastern Santa Rosa county, with 
their tributary creeks drain the entire northern half of the county. 
The drainage of the northeastern part of the county is in part sub¬ 
terranean since the Vicksburg Limestone is exposed at the surface 
and influences both the drainage and surface features. The southern 
half of the county is intersected with streams which empty into 
the Choctawhatchee Bay. Springs are numerous throughout the 
county. The springs feed to a great extent the different streams 
and consequently the waters are remarkably clear and pure. Where 
limestone crops out limestone springs are frequent and in the lime 
stone portion of this county large springs occur which are the 
sources of rather large creeks. 
AREA OF ARTESIAN FLOW IN WALTON COUNTY. 
There are several flowing wells in southern Walton county along 
Choctawhatchee Bay which afford a large volume of water under 
