Ichetucknee River

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Ichetucknee River
The Ichetucknee River in Ichetucknee Springs State Park

The Ichetucknee River in Ichetucknee Springs State Park

Data
location Suwannee County / Columbia County , Florida ( United States )
River system Suwannee River
Drain over Santa Fe River  → Suwannee River  → Gulf of Mexico
source Ichetucknee Springs east of Branford
29 ° 59 ′ 3 ″  N , 82 ° 45 ′ 42 ″  W
Source height 20  m
muzzle in the Santa Fe River southeast of Branford Coordinates: 29 ° 55 ′ 56 "  N , 82 ° 48 ′ 1"  W 29 ° 55 ′ 56 "  N , 82 ° 48 ′ 1"  W
Mouth height 4  m
Height difference 16 m
Bottom slope 1.6 ‰
length 9.7 km

The Ichetucknee River is a river in the state of Florida in the United States .

etymology

The name is probably derived from a Muskogee language , possibly from Creek hvcce-tuccenē "three brooks". Another widely used translation is "beaver pond", derived from Ue - "water" and Ecas - "beaver". The anthropologist John Reed Swanton translated Oetcotukni from ue-cutoknē "lumpy water".

geography

Ichetucknee Springs

Blue Spring
Main source

The Ichetucknee River rises from several karst springs , the Ichetucknee Springs in the approximately 9 km² Ichetucknee Springs State Park . The springs are east of Branford in Suwannee and Columbia Counties . The Ichetucknee River largely forms the county boundary. Florida State Road 238 runs north of it.

The largest springs are the main spring called Headspring , Blue Spring and Devils Eye Spring . Other sources include Roaring Springs , Singing Springs , Boiling Spring , Grassy Hole Springs , Mill Pond Spring , and Coffee Spring . All sources pour 10,220 l / s together.

In the early 1990s, the springs showed signs of progressive deterioration in water quality.

course

The Ichetucknee River runs primarily to the southwest, crosses under US Highway 27 and flows into the Santa Fe River . The three counties Suwannee , Columbia and Gilchrist meet at the mouth .

Data

The Ichetucknee River is 6.1 m wide and 1.5 m deep on its 9.7 km. Thanks to the fresh spring water, the river is crystal clear and has a temperature of 22 ° C all year round.

Web links

Commons : Ichetucknee Springs State Park  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b map from Google Earth
  2. ↑ Bright, William (2004-01-01). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806135984 .
  3. ^ Simpson, J. Clarence (1956). Mark F. Boyd, ed. Florida Place-Names of Indian Derivation. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida Geological Survey.