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, accessed April 18, 2011 through Taylor County to Apalachee Bay. It has a watershed of . The name "Econfina" derives from the Creek ''ekana,'' which means "earthy", and ''feno'', which means "bridge" or "footlog". This name may refer to a natural bridge over the river in the Natural Well Branch tract.

References

* Marth, Del. 1990. "Econfina River". in Marth, Del and Marty Marth, eds. ''The Rivers of Florida''. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. . Rivers of Florida Bodies of water of Madison County, Florida Rivers of Taylor County, Florida Subterranean rivers of the United States {{Florida-river-stub