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Fish Hook Springs

A minor lost spring of the Ocklawaha River within the Rodman Reservoir footprint, normally submerged beneath reservoir water and exposed only during periodic dr

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Garden Of Eden Springs

A picturesque minor spring along the Silver River paddle route, named for its lush, verdant surroundings, reached by paddle craft with good visibility, popular

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Geyser Springs

One of roughly 30 individual vents comprising the Silver Springs spring group, a submerged cave-diving passage not accessible without full cave certification an

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Indian Cave Springs

A named cave passage in the Silver Springs system, documented as one of the springs along the Silver River though its vent/cave feature is a technical diving si

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Indian Creek 1 Springs

One of the spring sources of Indian Creek, a scenic, shallow, mirror-clear tributary off the Rainbow River often compared to a "Jurassic Park" scene, reached by

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Indian Creek 2 Springs

A spring feeding Indian Creek, a shallow (about 3 feet deep), crystal-clear tributary of the Rainbow River popular with paddlers, reached by paddling a short di

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Indian Creek 3 Springs

A spring vent within Indian Creek, the shallow tributary creek off the Rainbow River where paddlers commonly tie up and wade in the bubbling spring water, reach

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Indian Creek 4 Springs

A spring vent along Indian Creek, the tranquil spring-fed tributary of the Rainbow River known for bubbling clear water and dense cypress/oak canopy, reached by

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Jacobs Well Springs

A named vent/shaft in the Silver Springs cave system (distinct from the well-known Jacob's Well in Texas), accessible only to certified cave divers.

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Juniper Springs

A crystal-clear spring pool in a lush, jungle-like setting in Ocala National Forest, forming the headwaters of Juniper Creek, features a historic 1930s CCC-buil

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Log Springs

A named cave-diving passage in the Silver Springs cave system beneath the Silver River head springs, a submerged tunnel/vent only accessible to certified cave d

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Lost River Springs

A named cave passage within the Silver Springs system, part of the extensive underwater cave network beneath Silver River State Park, a true technical cave-divi

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Marion Blue Springs

The largest of the Ocklawaha's "lost springs," once a popular fishing and swimming destination known for trophy bass, mullet, and catfish before being submerged

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Mastodon Bone Springs

A named vent in the Silver Springs cave system, notable for Ice Age mastodon and mammoth bones and Paleo-Indian artifacts found in the submerged sediments nearb

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Mormon Branch Springs

A little-documented, hidden spring within the Juniper Prairie Wilderness reached only via the Florida National Scenic Trail through remote prairie, pine flatwoo

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No Name Cove Springs

A minor spring within a small, unnamed cove along the Silver River paddle route in Silver Springs State Park, reached by paddle craft, offering good water clari

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No Wading Springs

A small sand-boil vent along the Spring Boils Trail boardwalk area behind Silver Glen Springs, part of the "Jody's Spring" boil cluster, reached via a short wal

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Orange Springs

A minor spring at a county-maintained boat ramp on the Ocklawaha River in the community of Orange Springs/Fort McCoy, primarily a paddle/small-boat launch point

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Oscar Springs

A named vent within the Silver Springs spring group's underwater cave system, a technical cave-diving passage with no surface access.

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