St. Marks River
Appearance
St. Marks River | |
---|---|
Tallahassee Hills | |
• location | Capitola, Florida |
• coordinates | 30°28′40″N 84°06′01″W / 30.47778°N 84.10028°W |
Mouth | Apalachee Bay |
• location | Port Leon, Florida |
• coordinates | 30°4′53″N 84°11′31″W / 30.08139°N 84.19194°W |
Length | 36 mi (58 km) |
Basin size | 1,150 sq mi (3,000 km2) |
Discharge | |
• average | 1,122 cu ft/s (31.8 m3/s) |
Discharge | |
• location | St. Marks River Rise |
• average | 433 cu ft/s (12.3 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | East River |
• right | Lafayette Creek, Wakulla River |
The St. Marks River is a river in the
Outstanding Florida Water, and is the easternmost river within the Northwest Florida Water Management District.[1]
The St. Marks River begins in eastern Leon County, Florida and flows 36 miles (58 km) through Leon and Wakulla counties into Apalachee Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. It has a drainage basin of 1,150 square miles (3,000 km2)[1] in size. It has one significant tributary, the Wakulla River.
A few miles south of its source the St. Marks passes under a
first magnitude spring with a discharge of 433cf/s,[1] to pass over a stretch of rocks, forming rapids
.
The incorporated town of
Newport. Between St. Marks and Newport is a small industrial area serviced by barge
.
The San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park and St. Marks lighthouse are located near the mouth of the river, while the City of Tallahassee's Sam O. Purdom Generating Plant is located on the river in St. Marks.
List of crossings
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56164-400-1
- Marth, Marty. 1990. St. Marks River. in Marth, Del and Marty Marth, eds. The Rivers of Florida. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN 0-910923-70-1.
- protectingourwater.org: St. Marks River Watershed
- Emerging Waters: Springs of Northwest Florida
- St. Marks River & Apalachee Bay Watershed
- City Of Tallahassee Sam O. Purdom Generating Station