Scale - 4th magnitude Scenery - fair How Pristine? - land cleared above spring Swimming - no Protection - unknown Crowds - none Facilities - none Safety - good Scuba - no Cost - free
Summary of Features
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Several miles below boat ramp at Oasis Spring on south side. From Branford, drive east/south on U.S. 27 to junction with Highway 129/49. Turn south. Drive about 5 miles to Highway 138 and turn east. Drive 3.4 miles to NE 2nd Way. Follow 2nd Way for 2.6 miles to dirt road on right and the boat ramp on the Santa Fe River. Paddle downstream 5-6 miles (?) miles and look for small mouth of run on the south (left) side. |
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For maps, latitude/longitude data, driving directions, satellite imagery, and topographic representations as well as weather conditions at this spring, go to Greg Johnson's informative "Florida Springs Database" web site at the following address: http://www.ThisWaytothe.Net/springs/floridasprings.htm#Florida
Spring Description
The presumed spring was dry on date of visit in January 2001, a period
of historic drought. A depression was located at the back of a 250-foot
dry run that might be the spring pool. The dry pool was oval and about
50 by 100 feet in diameter. Land above the site is cleared, but below the
spring is floodplain forest.
Use/Access
Unknown.
Personal Impressions
The authors had difficulty locating several springs in this stretch
of the Santa Fe that are described and photographed in the 1998 publication,
Springs
of the Suwannee River Basin in Florida (Hornsby & Ceryak, pp. 49-53).
They wondered if all the springs in this section—all of which are small—were
dry. Based on the description in Hornsby & Ceryak, the most likely
match for this site is GIL729972 (p. 52). There is just as good a
chance this this site is not a spring at all.
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