Suwannee Springs, Florida

Suwannee Springs, Florida
Unincorporated community
Suwannee Springs, Florida
Coordinates: 30°23′39″N82°56′14″W / 30.39417°N 82.93722°W / 30.39417; -82.93722
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Suwannee
Elevation [1]	79 ft (24 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	386
GNIS feature ID	291917 [1]

Suwannee Springs (also spelled Suwanee Springs) is an unincorporated community located on the Suwannee River in Suwannee County, Florida, United States. ^[1] At least six springs comprise Suwannee Springs, of which five spill directly into the south side of the Suwannee River. The main spring flows inside a man-made wall fifteen feet high and three feet thick of limestone rock, this wall was built in the late 1890s. ^[2] Suwannee Springs was a resort destination from the 1830s until the early 1900s. There was once a large hotel and many cabins here for guests to stay in. The hotel burned in the early 1900s and was never rebuilt.^{[ citation needed ]}

Suwannee Springs is a second magnitude spring with an average flow of 23.4 cubic feet per second (cfs). The spring emerges from Oligocene age limestone and discharges hard, sulphur water. The water maintains a year-round temperature of 70 to 76 degrees. ^[3]

See also

• Suwannee Springs

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Suwannee Springs, Florida
2. "Suwannee River Water Management District". Srwmd.state.fl.us. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
3. "An Archaeological Investigation of the Suwannee Springs Property." Prepared for Suwannee River Water Management District by Myles Bland, RPA and Sidney Johnston, MA