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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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Allen Springs

A small, easily overlooked 2nd-magnitude spring emerging beside a river island with small shoals on the Santa Fe River, just upstream of Poe Springs, often bare

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Columbia Springs

A spring effectively acting as another "river rise," located about 3 miles below River Rise and a half-mile past Hornsby Spring on the Santa Fe River, roughly a

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Darby Springs

A 2nd-magnitude spring in the Hornsby Springshed on private land along the Santa Fe River, part of a groundwater system dye-traced to Mill Creek and Lee Sinks,

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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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Foxhole Springs

Foxhole spring, also known as Fenceline spring located directly within the Santa Fe River in Alachua County. Rather than forming a large distinct spring pool ,

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Hornsby Springs

A large circular spring pool (about 155 by 147 ft, 34.5 ft deep at the vent) with clear, slightly greenish-blue water on the private Camp Kulaqua retreat proper

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Jamison Springs

A 3rd-magnitude spring in the Sunbeam-Wilson springshed feeding the Santa Fe River, reachable only by a paddle, with limited additional descriptive information

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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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July Springs

A spring located across the Santa Fe River from Ginnie Springs, near the Devil's Spring System and Sawdust Springs, reachable only by paddling the river, no lan

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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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