Suwannee Springs, Florida
Suwannee Springs, Florida | |
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| Area code | 386 |
| GNIS feature ID | 291917[1] |
Suwannee Springs (also spelled Suwanee Springs) is an
springs comprise Suwannee Springs, of which five spill directly into the south side of the Suwannee River. The main spring flows inside a man-made wall fifteen feet high and three feet thick of limestone rock, this wall was built in the late 1890s.[2]
Suwannee Springs is a second magnitude spring with an average flow of 23.4 cubic feet per second (cfs). The spring emerges from Oligocene age limestone and discharges hard, sulphur water. The water maintains a year-round temperature of 70 to 76 degrees.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Suwannee Springs, Florida
- ^ "Suwannee River Water Management District". Srwmd.state.fl.us. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ "An Archaeological Investigation of the Suwannee Springs Property." Prepared for Suwannee River Water Management District by Myles Bland, RPA and Sidney Johnston, MA
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