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31 miles (50 km) of the river are navigable by canoe, kayak or small boats. This section of the river, from Kennedy Bridge near Munson, Florida to Deaton Bridge in the Blackwater River State Park, is designated a Florida Canoe Trail – part of a statewide system of greenways and trails. The river's average flow rate is 2 to 3 miles per hour (3 ...
Coordinates. 30°42′25″N 86°52′41″W / 30.70694°N 86.87806°W / 30.70694; -86.87806. Area. 590 acres. Established. 1967. Governing body. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Blackwater River State Park is a Florida State Park located fifteen miles northeast of Milton, near Harold, off U.S. 90.
Rock Springs Run State Reserve is a 14,000-acre (5,700 ha) State Park in the U.S. state of Florida.The main entrance is located about 30 miles (48 km) north of Orlando in Sorrento, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the Wekiva River bridge on State Road 46 and extends into Orange and Seminole Counties to the south.
Blackwater River State Forest. Blackwater River State Forest is a State Forest in the western panhandle of Florida. It is administered by the Florida Forest Service, part of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Blackwater River State Forest is completely contained within Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties.
Now we're getting into old Florida. Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park in Wakula Springs south of Tallahassee is full of cypress swamps and historic sites and home to one of the world's ...
Pithlachascotee River. The US 19 bridge over the Pithlachascotee River between Port Richey (left) and New Port Richey. 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 ...
Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The Koreshan State Historic Site is a state park in Estero, Florida located on U.S. Highway 41 at Corkscrew Road. It was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 1976, under the designation of Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic District. It contains areas of pine flatwoods ...
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 ...