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The St. Johns River (Spanish: Río San Juan) is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and is the most significant one for commercial and recreational use. [note 1] At 310 miles (500 km) long, it flows north and winds through or borders 12 counties.
The St. John's River was named after Loomis St. John [4] [5] and was a product of the 1862 flood. [6] In 1889, the Tulare Irrigation District was organized, and that body constructed a series of canals which diverted water from the river. From one-half to one-third of the water was lost as it coursed through the unlined canals. [7]
The Saint John River (French: fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: Wolastoq) is a 673-kilometre-long (418 mi) river flowing within the Dawnland region from headwaters in the Notre Dame Mountains near the Maine-Quebec border through western New Brunswick to the northwest shore of the Bay of Fundy.
The St. Johns culture was present along the St. Johns River and its tributaries (including the Oklawaha River, and along the Atlantic coast of Florida from the mouth of the St. Johns River south to a point east of the head of the St. Johns River, near present-day Cocoa Beach, Florida.
The St. Johns River rose to Hurricane Ian's challenges of heavy rain and wind. Literally. Just about every station in and around Brevard County showed river levels lifted about a foot, to greater ...
This is the list of lakes that form the St. Johns River in Florida, the state's longest river, starting with the origin. Blue Cypress Lake; Lake Hell 'n Blazes; Sawgrass Lake; Lake Washington; Lake Winder; Lake Poinsett; Ruth Lake; Puzzle Lake; Lake Harney; Lake Jesup; Lake Monroe; Lake Dexter; Lake George; Doctors Lake-linked by channel
The spring in the park (Volusia Blue Spring) is the largest on the St. Johns River. Due to its relatively warm temperature of 73 °F (23 °C), the spring attracts many Florida manatees during the winter. About 102 million US gallons (390,000 m 3) of water flow out of Blue Spring into the St. Johns River every day. [1]
The Saint Johns River Ferry, also known as the Mayport Ferry, is an automobile ferry between Mayport and Fort George Island, two areas within Jacksonville, Florida. The 0.9 miles (1.4 km) voyage crosses the Saint Johns River about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) inland of the river's mouth and travels in an east-west direction for approximately 2,000 feet ...