Suwannee Springs, Florida
Appearance
Suwannee Springs, Florida | |
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Coordinates: 30°23′39″N 82°56′14″W / 30.39417°N 82.93722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Suwannee |
Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 386 |
GNIS feature ID | 291917[1] |
Suwannee Springs (also spelled Suwanee Springs) is an unincorporated community located on the Suwannee River in Suwannee County, Florida, United States.[1] At least six 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 "Suwannee Springs, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Suwannee River Water Management District". Srwmd.state.fl.us. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ "An Archaeological Investigation of the Suwannee Springs Property." Prepared for Suwannee River Water Management District by Myles Bland, RPA and Sidney Johnston, MA