Summary of Features
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Directions
From the intersection of U.S. 19/98/27A and State Road
51, drive north on SR 51 for 3.9 miles. Turn right (east) onto well-graded
dirt road and drive about ½ mile. After crossing the Steinhatchee
River, turn left (north) onto first road. Drive 0.8 miles past several
houses. Take left at fork and the spring will be on the left.
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
Steinhatchee Spring is in a two-section brick enclosure
in a small park along the Steinhatchee River. Water flows from a
limestone opening at the bottom of a cylindrical brick enclosure that is
about 5 feet high and three feet in diameter. Water flows through
openings in this enclosure into a small square brick pool that is about
6 feet across and four feet deep. A drain at the bottom of the pool
allows the spring to exit and flow into the Steinhatchee River 15 feet
away. On date of visit (February 2001), the flow was very low—about
the amount of a running faucet on high.
The water has a strong sulfur odor and left white deposits along its short run to the Steinhatchee River. There is also algae along the run and in the brick enclosure.
Use/Access
Nearby Springs