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The Blackwater River of Florida is a 56.6-mile-long (91.1 km) [3] river rising in southern Alabama and flowing through the Florida Panhandle to the Gulf of Mexico. The river enters Florida in Okaloosa County and flows through Santa Rosa County to Blackwater Bay, an arm of Pensacola Bay. The river passes through Blackwater River State Forest and ...
Blackwater River State Park. / 30.70694°N 86.87806°W / 30.70694; -86.87806. Blackwater River State Park is a Florida State Park located fifteen miles northeast of Milton, near Harold, off U.S. 90. The address is 7720 Deaton Bridge Road.
Coordinates. 30°43′58.44″N 86°52′29.1″W. / 30.7329000°N 86.874750°W / 30.7329000; -86.874750. Area. 206,900 acres (83,700 ha) Other information. Hiking, biking, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping, boating. Blackwater River State Forest is a State Forest in the western panhandle of Florida. It is administered by the ...
A swamp-fed stream in northern Florida, showing tannin-stained undisturbed blackwater. A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. Most major blackwater rivers are in the Amazon Basin and the Southern United States. The term is used in fluvial studies, geology, geography, ecology ...
The St. Johns River (Spanish: Río San Juan) is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and it is the most significant one for commercial and recreational use. At 310 miles (500 km) long, it flows north and winds through or borders twelve counties. The drop in elevation from headwaters to mouth is less than 30 feet (9 m); like most Florida waterways, the St. Johns h
The Bethune Blackwater Schooner is a 19th-century schooner shipwrecked near Milton, in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. It is one of Milton's most historically significant sites. It was named after Mr. and Mrs. John Bethune, the site's discoverers and the owners of the property adjacent to the shipwreck, and after the Blackwater River.
The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre (177,000 ha), peat -filled wetland straddling the Georgia – Florida line in the United States. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness. The Okefenokee Swamp is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia and ...
The Pithlachascotee River, often called the Cotee or "Cootie" River, [1] [2] [3] is a blackwater river in Pasco County, Florida . Originating near Crews Lake, the river flows for over 23 miles (37 km) [4] to the south and west, flowing through the Starkey Wilderness Park before turning northwest through downtown New Port Richey, entering the ...