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River in the United States of America

Pithlachascotee River "Cotee River"
The US 19 bridge over the Pithlachascotee River between Port Richey(left) and New Port Richey.

Location
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Pasco
District	SWFWMD
Physical characteristics

Source	Starkey park
• location	Shady Hills, Florida
• coordinates	28°22′08″N 82°31′58″W / 28.36889°N 82.53278°W / 28.36889; -82.53278

Mouth	Gulf of Mexico
• location	Port Richey, Florida
• coordinates	28°16′40″N 82°44′37″W / 28.27778°N 82.74361°W / 28.27778; -82.74361
Length	23 mi (37 km)

Discharge
• location	10.5mi upstream from mouth
• average	25.42 cu ft/s (0.720 m/s)

Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Five Mile Creek,

The Pithlachascotee River, often called the Cotee or "Cootie" River, is a blackwater river in Pasco County, Florida.

Originating near Crews Lake, the river flows for over 23 miles (37 km) to the south and west, flowing through the Starkey Wilderness Park before turning northwest through downtown New Port Richey, entering the Gulf of Mexico at Miller's Bayou. A Florida State Canoe Trail runs along the river.

On a chart representing the west coast of Florida accompanying the annual report of the U.S. Coast Survey for 1851, the name is translated as "Boat Building River". The whole word signifies the place where canoes were chopped or dug out. The Seminole used canoes dug out of cypress trunks. It is derived from the Creek pithlo (canoe), and chaskita (to chop out).

List of crossings

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Crossing	Carries	Location	Coordinates
Headwaters			28°22′08″N 82°31′58″W / 28.36889°N 82.53278°W / 28.36889; -82.53278
140018	SR 52	Fivay Junction	28°19′45″N 82°32′11″W / 28.32917°N 82.53639°W / 28.32917; -82.53639
140080 140081	SR 589 Suncoast Parkway		28°18′33″N 82°33′01″W / 28.30917°N 82.55028°W / 28.30917; -82.55028
	power line road	Starkey Wilderness Park	28°17′33″N 82°35′05″W / 28.29250°N 82.58472°W / 28.29250; -82.58472
	Wilderness Road	Starkey Wilderness Park	28°15′25″N 82°38′35″W / 28.25694°N 82.64306°W / 28.25694; -82.64306
144048	Starkey Boulevard	New Port Richey	28°15′20″N 82°39′03″W / 28.25556°N 82.65083°W / 28.25556; -82.65083
144026 144050	CR 1 Little Road	New Port Richey	28°14′23″N 82°40′26″W / 28.23972°N 82.67389°W / 28.23972; -82.67389
ford?	Nova Court	New Port Richey	28°14′13″N 82°41′14″W / 28.23694°N 82.68722°W / 28.23694; -82.68722
144025 144049	CR 77 Rowan Road	New Port Richey	28°14′15″N 82°41′38″W / 28.23750°N 82.69389°W / 28.23750; -82.69389
140064	Madison Street	New Port Richey	28°14′30″N 82°42′56″W / 28.24167°N 82.71556°W / 28.24167; -82.71556
140050	CR 595 Grand Boulevard	New Port Richey	28°14′24″N 82°43′10″W / 28.24000°N 82.71944°W / 28.24000; -82.71944
140021	CR 595A Main Street	New Port Richey	28°15′01″N 82°43′22″W / 28.25028°N 82.72278°W / 28.25028; -82.72278
140005	US 19	Port Richey	28°16′10″N 82°43′33″W / 28.26944°N 82.72583°W / 28.26944; -82.72583
Outflow of Miller's Bayou			28°16′21″N 82°43′40″W / 28.27250°N 82.72778°W / 28.27250; -82.72778
Mouth			28°16′40″N 82°44′37″W / 28.27778°N 82.74361°W / 28.27778; -82.74361

References

Cannon, Jeff (2009). Hudson. Images of America. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 9780738567815. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
Ford, Norman D. (1969). Norman Ford's Florida. New York: Harian Publications. p. 180. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
Henshall, James Alexander (1884). Camping and Cruising in Florida. Cincinnati, OH: Robert Clarke & Co. p. 230. Retrieved 2011-10-18. Cootie River.
U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 18, 2011
Simpson, J. Clarence (1956). Mark F. Boyd (ed.). Florida Place-Names of Indian Derivation. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida Geological Survey.

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