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Alligator Springs

A small, obscure spring vent noted mainly for wildlife (alligator) sightings and photography, little published documentation exists on its exact character, cons

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Blue Grotto Springs

A named submerged vent/passage in the Silver Springs cave system, a cave-diver-only feature within the extensive limestone conduit network beneath the park, not

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Boardwalk Springs

One of several sand boils viewable from the wooden boardwalk on the Spring Boils Trail near Silver Glen Springs, where groundwater bubbles up visibly through th

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Bridal Chamber Springs

A limestone cavern in the Silver Springs system once viewed by glass-bottom boat tourists and featured in a 1951 promotional legend about star-crossed lovers Cl

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Bubbling Springs

A small, walk-accessible spring within Rainbow Springs State Park known for a visibly "bubbling" sand boil, part of the park's landscaped headspring overlook ar

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Cannon Springs

A third-magnitude spring on the Ocklawaha, the most-visited of the "lost springs" since it's accessible via a short paddle up its spring run (about 0.23 miles)

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Catfish Hotel Springs

A named cave/vent passage in the Silver Springs system (distinct from the similarly-named popular cavern at Manatee Springs), a technical cave-diving feature wi

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Catfish Springs

One of about 20 historic Ocklawaha River springs drowned by the Rodman Reservoir in 1968, normally invisible beneath dark reservoir water, it becomes a visible

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Center Run 1 Springs

A small spring vent along the Silver Glen Run corridor, reached via a short walk from the recreation area, contributes clear flow to the main run alongside the

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Center Run 2 Springs

A small spring vent along the Silver Glen Run corridor reachable via a short walk from the recreation area, part of the cluster of minor boils/pools feeding the

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Christmas Tree Springs

A mapped cave passage within the Silver Springs system named for a rock formation resembling a Christmas tree, pierced by a shaft of sunlight from the entrance,

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Devils Kitchen A Springs

A named vent in the Silver Springs cave system (distinct from the separate Devil's Den/Devil's Kitchen sinkhole near Williston), an underwater cave feature only

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Eaton Creek Springs

A little-documented spring-fed tributary area along the Ocklawaha River corridor in Marion County, reached via a longer paddle from the nearest launch, scenic b

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Fern Hammock Springs

A short walk from Juniper Springs along the Fern Hammock Trail, a shallow (2-6 foot), irregularly shaped pool roughly 160 by 75 feet famous for more than 25 vig

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Fish Hook 2 Springs

A second nearby vent associated with Fish Hook Springs in the Rodman Reservoir "lost springs" cluster, submerged under normal pool levels and visible only durin

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