Santa Fe River (Florida)

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The Santa Fe River is typical of many rivers in karst regions in that it completely disappears underground and then reappears Script error: No such module "convert". downstream.[3] The river drops into a large sinkhole in O'Leno State Park[4] and reappears in the adjacent River Rise Preserve State Park.[5] The land over the underground section of the river, referred to as a natural bridge, was used for the main route of the Spanish mission trail and the Bellamy Road to avoid a water crossing of the Santa Fe River.[6]

Springs like Gilchrist Blue, Ginnie, Hornsby, Lily, Poe, and Rum Island springs are located at the banks of the river, mostly downstream of the river's reappearance above ground level.[7] The water temperature near the numerous springs is always around Script error: No such module "convert"..[8] The area is sparsely populated compared to the rest of Florida, there have been sightings of animals like the black bear, bobcat, the rare Florida panther and due to the near-constant water temperatures along many portions of the river, manatees.[9] As with many rivers in Florida, plant and animal fossil remnants are plentiful along the Santa Fe.[10][11][12]

The tributaries of the Santa Fe include the New River, Olustee Creek, and the Ichetucknee River, another spring-fed river.[8] The Santa Fe empties into the Suwannee River near Branford, Florida.[13]

The river derives its name from a Franciscan mission named Santa Fé de Toloca formerly located near the river.[14]

List of crossings

Crossing[15] Carries[16] Image Location Coordinates
Headwaters (Santa Fe Lake) Waldo Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Wildwood Subdivision
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SW 136th Avenue Brooker Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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260032 File:CR 1493 jct.svg County Road 1493 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Confluence with New River Worthington Springs Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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290086, 290087 Script error: No such module "Jct". High Springs Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Mouth (Suwannee River) Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

References

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  1. ↑ Florida State Map Collection. Geology.com
  2. ↑ Lake Santa Fe Template:Webarchive. Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  7. ↑ Florida Department of Environmental Protection. "Santa Fe Springs". Florida's Springs. Retrieved on 2012-11-16.
  8. ↑ a b Canoe Trips Template:Webarchive. UF Canoe & Rafting Club.
  9. ↑ Gilchrist County, The natural place to live
  10. ↑ Fossiliferous. E.R.Matheau-Raven. Template:Webarchive
  11. ↑ COLLECTING FOSSIL PLANTS IN FLORIDA. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida.
  12. ↑ Diets, habitat preferences, and niche differentiation of Cenozoic sirenians from Florida: evidence from stable isotopes MacFadden, Bruce J; Higgins, Pennilyn; Clementz, Mark T; Jones, Douglas S. Paleobiology, Spring 2004.
  13. ↑ Suwannee River Watershed. National Showcase Watersheds, United States Environmental Protection Agency.
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ FDOT Florida Bridge Data 01-05-2010 Template:Webarchive
  16. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map

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