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Upstream pollution, rising sea levels and leaking septic tanks are among problems affecting the river's future, said the report released Friday. Jacksonville has 'need for concern' for health of ...
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 ...
The St. Johns River at Astor, Florida, set a record this past weekend with a level reaching 4.81 feet, topping the old high mark of 4.7 set in 2022. Water levels will only slowly fall in the ...
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 major river within SJRWMD is the St. Johns River. The two major tributaries are the Econlockhatchee River and the Ocklawaha River. Other major waterways are the St. Marys River, which serves as the boundary between Florida and Georgia; and the Nassau, Ocklawaha, Matanzas, Halifax, and Indian rivers. SJRWMD contains 96 springs and more than ...
The name of Lake Welaka is taken from "Welaka" (meaning "chain of lakes"), the name for the St. Johns River in Muskogee language of the Seminole. [2] The first European to visit the lake was Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who as the Spanish governor of Florida, explored the St. Johns River in the spring of 1596.
Best bets are shrimp, catfish, snook, mangrove snapper in the waters of St. Johns County and nearby areas in Northeast Florida.
Tocoi Creek is a tributary of the St. Johns River in St. Johns County, Florida. Kayakers report seeing abundant wildlife including turtles, alligators, and osprey and what is left of an old steamship dock as they paddle the creek. [1] The creek is named after a Timucuan word that means water lily. [2]