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574:"Choctawhatchee Bay"
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955:St. Andrews
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533:Pippin Lake
523:Cinco Bayou
520:Boggy Bayou
517:Rocky Bayou
513:Basin Bayou
494:Black Creek
473:Tributaries
202:Settlements
166:Max. length
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82:Coordinates
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1259:Categories
1087:Lake Worth
1016:Lake Worth
991:Blind Pass
970:Whitewater
960:St. Joseph
930:Palma Sola
890:Blackwater
806:86°18′40″W
803:30°26′22″N
772:2020-08-31
746:14 January
716:2007-11-26
666:2007-11-25
646:2007-11-26
615:2007-11-25
559:References
551:Lake Clyde
467:Valparaiso
280:Bay County
229:Valparaiso
190:Max. depth
174:Max. width
95:86°18′40″W
92:30°26′22″N
1051:St. Lucie
1041:Sebastian
1011:Hillsboro
935:Pensacola
554:Lake Earl
542:Bens Lake
536:Jack Lake
457:Niceville
369:June 2008
221:Niceville
1111:See also
1021:Matanzas
950:Sarasota
920:Matanzas
905:Escambia
885:Biscayne
781:cite web
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225:Shalimar
217:Freeport
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1158:Florida
1060:Lagoons
940:Perdido
915:Florida
861:Florida
415:era by
390:English
382:Spanish
330:History
243:in the
979:Inlets
910:Estero
880:Barnes
499:Bayous
481:Rivers
442:Destin
401:Creeks
388:, and
386:French
312:US 331
304:Destin
300:SR 293
290:. The
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210:Destin
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528:Lakes
288:US 98
239:is a
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787:link
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