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Gulf Hammock is a wetlands area in the southern end of Levy County, Florida. It extends along the Gulf of Mexico coast from Cedar Key to the Withlacoochee River , and reaches several miles inland. Gulf Hammock includes the largest expanse of hydric hammock in Florida.
Gulf Hammock is an unincorporated community in Levy County, Florida, United States.It is near the edge of, and named for, the large wetlands area known as Gulf Hammock.It is located where US 19-98 and County Road 326 cross, near the Wekiva River, [a] approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Otter Creek.
Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park is a 30,784-acre (124.58 km 2) salt marsh that stretches from Cedar Key to Yankee Town, and is only accessible by boat.It includes the part of Gulf Hammock wetlands area that is closest to the Gulf.
Hammock is a term used in the southeastern United States for stands of trees, usually hardwood, that form an ecological island in a contrasting ecosystem. Hammocks grow on elevated areas, often just a few inches high, surrounded by wetlands that are too wet to support them.
There is a zone in which southern live oak, eastern red cedar, and sabal palm are found, then closer to the Gulf, eastern red cedar and sabal palm, and closest to the salt marshes just sabal palm. [46] Islands of hammock may occur on slight rises in salt marshes, while salt marshes may extend into hammocks along tidal creeks. [47]
The Waccasassa River is a small, isolated river in Levy County, Florida, flowing through the Gulf Hammock wetlands and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. The river is 29 miles (47 km) long, and has a drainage basin of 610 square miles (1,600 km 2). Three-quarters of the river is accessible only by canoe or kayak. [1]
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From the spring the river meanders westward and then southward about 7 miles (11 km) to where it flows into the Waccasassa River. It is fed along the way by Mule Creek and the Little Wekiva River. The river is centrally located in the area between the Withlacoochee and Suwannee Rivers that is often referred to as the Gulf Hammock. [1]