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47 Ramp Spring

Causing a powerful swirl this spring is just off the boat ramp about 10 yards. This is the number one exit point for paddlers on the Santa Fe River. Restrooms a

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Bell Springs

A minor spring within a private park setting on the Suwannee River with fair visibility, limited descriptive detail available beyond its use for swimming, paddl

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Deer Springs

Part of the Ginnie Springs complex along the Santa Fe River, observers note its water can appear the same tannic color as the river itself depending on conditio

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Devil's Ear Springs

A canyon-like fissure where the Devil Spring run meets the Santa Fe River, dropping to about 40 feet deep with water gushing out with fire-hydrant-like force, o

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Devil's Eye Springs

A round, crater-like opening about 20 feet across and 20 feet deep leading to an intricately decorated small cavern entrance, part of the Devil's Spring System,

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Dogwood Springs

A quaint, secluded spring run reached through a canopy of low-hanging tree branches at Ginnie Springs Outdoors, a favorite snorkeling spot, accessible from eith

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Fallen Tree Springs

A small, hidden spring along the nature trail found down a short side path, partially obscured by fallen trees, visibility is only fair and it's a lesser-visite

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Hart Springs

Large spring-fed swimming area with a prominent central boil in a limestone fissure vent (walls 15 ft high, one vent nearly 30 ft deep), crystal-clear water let

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Johnson Springs

A large natural spring basin with a well-flowing spring run set deep in floodplain forest along the nature trail, described as a dark, plant-filled bowl of wate

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Lily Springs

A second-magnitude spring on private property along the Santa Fe River, historically notable as the home of "Naked Ed" (John Edward Watts), who served as careta

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Little Blue Springs

A small, picturesque spring pool ringed by cypress trees and cypress knees within Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park, swimming is not permitted (to protect the e

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Lumbercamp Springs

A quieter, less-developed spring on private property where the boil rises mid-property and its run winds across the land before emptying into the Suwannee River

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Oasis Springs

A third-magnitude spring on private property along the Santa Fe River paddling route (around river mile 21.6), no further descriptive detail found.

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Otter Springs

Second-magnitude spring with a large, clear swimming pool and average temperature of 73 degrees, discharging about 10 million gallons daily into a run that flow

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