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Outstanding Florida Waters have special restrictions on any new activities that would lower water quality or otherwise degrade the body of water. The Outstanding Florida Water designation has been applied to all bodies of water in national parks, national wildlife refuges, national seashores, national preserves, national marine sanctuaries and ...
This is a list of bodies of water in Florida that have been designated as special Outstanding Florida Waters by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Bodies of water of Walton County, Florida (1 C, 3 P) Bodies of water of Washington County, Florida (1 P) This page was last edited on 25 June 2017, at 19:35 ...
Bodies of water of Florida by county (68 C) B. Bays of Florida (2 C, 3 P) C. Canals in Florida (1 C, 23 P) E. Estuaries of Florida (2 C, 6 P) I. Inlets of Florida (17 P)
The peninsular coast of the US state of Florida is formed from contact with three main large bodies of water: the open Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the south, and the Gulf of Mexico to the West (making part of the larger Gulf Coast of the United States).
During the Late Archaic period, the climate became wetter again, and approximately 3000 BCE the rise of water tables allowed an increase in population and cultural activity. Florida Indians developed into three distinct but similar cultures that were named for the bodies of water near where they were located: Okeechobee, Caloosahatchee, and Glades.
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Florida.With one exception, the streams and rivers of Florida all originate on the Coastal plain.That exception is the Apalachicola River, which is formed by the merger of the Chattahoochee River, which originates in the Appalachian Mountains, and the Flint River, which originates in the Piedmont.