- Scale - 3rd magnitude
- Scale - 3rd
- Scenery - fine
- How Pristine? - very unspoiled
- Swimming - no
- Protection - unknown
- Crowds - none
- Access - very good, boat only
- Facilities - none
- Safety - very good
- Scuba - no
- Cost - free
Summary of Features
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A little more than 2 miles below State Road 47 bridge on north bank of Santa Fe River. |
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Full Directions
From Fort White, drive south on State Road 47 about five miles to bridge
over the Santa Fe River and put in at boat ramp (going downstream). After
2+ miles, look for semicircular spring pool on the bank on the right side,
immediately after a swampy area on the right with thick shrubs.
For maps, latitude/longitude data, driving directions, satellite imagery, and topographic representations as well as weather conditions at this spring, go to Greg Johnson's informative "Florida Springs Database" web site at the following address: http://www.ThisWaytothe.Net/springs/floridasprings.htm#Florida
Spring Description
The spring forms a small semicircular pool or alcove at the edge of
the river. On date of visit (January 2001), a time of historic drought,
the pool was about 15 feet wide and 2 feet deep. There was a mild but clearly
visible boil near the center of the pool, and water flowed from small openings
in the bottom. Water in the pool is fairly clear and greenish. The land
around the pool is thick floodplain forest, with a swampy area to the immediate
east upriver of the spring.
Use/Access
A cute little spring.
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