Four Mile Creek is a creek located in Walton County, Florida.
Freeport, Florida
Freeport is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 1,787. The 2018 population estimate was 2,472.
Geography
Freeport is located at . The city is located along ...
is located along its banks.
Its source is located west of
Auxiliary Field 11, an unpaved field on
Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida Panhandle, located about southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County.
The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The ...
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It is fed by Thomas Branch and Lafayette Creek. Four Mile Creek and Lafayette Creek meet at the
Marse Landing at Four Mile Creek In Greek mythology, Marse (Ancient Greek: Αἰσχρηίδος) was a Thespian princess as one of the 50 daughters of King Thespius and Megamede, daughter of Arneus Apollodorus, 2.4.10; Tzetzes, ''Chiliades'' 2.222 (or by one of his many wives Dio ...
, a public access boat ramp located near the port area of Freeport.
It then flows into the
LaGrange Bayou
LaGrange Bayou is a bayou located in Walton County, Florida with Freeport, Florida located along its banks.
It is fed by Four Mile Creek, Ramsey Branch, and Mallet Bayou.
The LaGrange Bayou flows out to the Choctawhatchee Bay
Choctawhatchee ...
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The
Harry A. Laird Park is located along its banks, near where it is crossed by
Florida State Road 20
State Road 20 (SR 20) is a east-to-west route across northern Florida and the Florida Panhandle in the United States.
Route description
Okaloosa County (Niceville and Bluewater Bay)
SR 20 starts at SR 85 in Niceville as John Sims Parkway, ...
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Name
Although it is named Four Mile Creek, according to satellite images, its length is longer than four miles. The exact origin of its name is unclear.
A likely origin may be that it received its name from Four Mile Landing, a former name of
Freeport, located along its banks.
References
Bodies of water of Walton County, Florida
Rivers of Florida
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