WATER SUPPLY OF WEST FLORIDA. 
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CALHOUN COUNTY. 
LOCATION AND SURFACE FEATURES. 
Calhoun county lies immediately west of the Apalachicola River, 
this river forming most of the eastern boundary separating it from 
Liberty and Franklin counties. It is bounded on the west by Wash¬ 
ington county, and on the north by Jackson county. On the south 
it extends to the Gulf of Mexico. The county has a total length 
north and south, of something like 66 miles. The total area is 1067 
square miles or 682,880 acres. 
The northern part of Calhoun county west of the Chipola River 
includes a sandy pine upland which represents a continuation ol 
the uplands of the adjoining parts of Jackson and Washington 
counties. East of the Chipola River one finds in the northern part 
of the county rolling pine^ lands having a red clay sub-soil. To this 
area the term “pine level” is locally applied. Near the Chipola 
River in the northern part of the county some hardwood hammock 
land is found. To the south approaching the dead lakes, the rolling 
pine lands pass gradually into open flat woods, while bordering the 
coast, is a section in which palmetto flat woods predominate. 
ELEVATIONS. 
No profile has been obtained of the railroads of Calhoun county 
and no exact levels are available. In general the surface elevation 
rises in passing inland from the coast and from the Apalachicola and 
the Chipola rivers. The most elevated part of the county is that 
lying west of the Chipola River adjacent to Washington county. 
This section of the county probably reaches the elevation of from 
150 to 200 feet above sea level. 
DRAINAGE. 
The Apalachicola River forming the eastern boundary is the out¬ 
let for most of the streams within the county. The Chipola River, 
a tributary of the Apalachicola, flows through the central part of 
the county, from the north to south and empties into the Apalachi¬ 
cola River in the south central part of the county. A great many 
tributary streams to this river form a network of water courses 
over the county. A few streams on the southwest empty into the 
east arm of St. Andrews Bay, but aside from these all streams 
have their outlet through the Apalachicola and Chipola Rivers. 
AREA OF ARTESIAN FLOW. 
Flowing artesian wells are obtained along the Gulf coast in this 
county and may be expected for some miles inland especially in 
