- Scenery - poor
- How Pristine? - in back yard of house on river
- Swimming - unknown
- Protection - unknown
- Access - none, private
Summary of Features
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| Directions
From U.S. 27 in Ft. White, take Wilson Springs Road west about 4 miles to the spring and boat ramp on the Santa Fe River on Santa Fe River. Go downriver on the Santa Fe 2-3 miles, past 2 sets of small shoals and a hairpin turn. The spring is on the north (right) side of the river in a neighborhood after the dramatic river turn. Also located about 20 minutes’ paddle upriver from the Oasis Spring boat ramp. To get to the Oasis boat ramp: From Branford, drive east/south on U.S. 27 to junction with Highway 129/49. Turn south. Drive about 5 miles to Highway 138 and turn east. Drive 3.4 miles to NE 2nd Way. Follow 2nd Way for 2.6 miles to dirt road on right and the boat ramp. |
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Spring Description
The possible spring is about 100 feet from the river and forms an oval-shaped depression in the back yard of a red house on squared concrete pilings in a developed section of the Santa Fe River. On date of visit (January 2001), a time of historic drought, the pool was not flowing. However, there is a dry run of about 65 feet from the pool to the river, suggesting the site does flow and might therefore be a spring. The run cuts through natural bank along the river, which was about 8 feet above the river on date of visit. The run did not appear to be manmade and was not wide enough except for canoes. There was only a small puddle in the pool. The possible spring is in a cleared area behind a house along the river.
Use/Access
This spring is not described in any literature the authors have found. In their comprehensive spring compilation, Springs of the Suwannee River Basin in Florida (1998), Hornsby & Ceryak identify and catalogue another spring just 1-2 houses downriver from this site (COL917971, p. 33), but did not include this site. JF and RB did locate COL917971, and it was a different spring. The authors will take another look at this site in a time of normal river flow to see if it is flowing and therefore a spring.
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