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Wekiwa is the Creek-Seminole word for a spring, but contrary to popular belief that Wekiva means "flowing water", [6] it was actually an alternate spelling used by developers. [7] The pronunciation of a soft-w, sometimes perceived as a v or b, resulted in cartographers mislabeling maps in later years. The maps drawn in 1838 and 1849 were ...
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park is an 18,000-acre (7,300 ha) Florida State Park located on six miles (10 km) of the St. Johns River in Lake and Seminole counties. The park forms a wildlife corridor to the Ocala National Forest along the Wekiva and St. Johns Rivers. A great blue heron takes flight from the Lower Wekiva River. 5/13/14
The main attraction at Wekiwa Springs Park is the spring, providing approximately 42 million gallons of water to the Wekiva River each day. [3] The swimming area varies in depth from under a foot to five feet, and a small 15–20-foot-deep (4.6–6.1 m) cavern at the source of the spring.
The Wekiva River, also known as Wekiva Creek or Wekiva Run, is a tributary of the Waccasassa River in Levy County, Florida that originates at Wekiva Spring. 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 ...
The 15-mile (24 km) long, northward flowing stream is a tributary of the Wekiva River, which later joins the St. Johns River, the longest river in the state of Florida. The Little Wekiva drainage basin is about 42 square miles (110 km 2) located in the urbanized area north and west of Downtown Orlando. [1]
Wekiva or Wekiwa may refer to: Wekiva, a synonym of the moth genus Peoria; Wekiva River, a tributary of the St. Johns River in Florida Little Wekiva River, a tributary of the Wekiva River; Wekiva River (Waccasassa River tributary), in Florida Wekiva Spring, on Wekiva River (Waccasassa River tributary) Wekiwa Springs, Florida, a community
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The Seminole-Wekiva Trail is a paved multi-use trail in Seminole County, Florida. It stretches almost 14 miles. It stretches almost 14 miles. A section of it is part of the Florida National Scenic Trail .