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Indian Spring, Wakulla
In short
At the surface Indian Spring seems like nothing impressive. Discharge of this spring is just 17 litres per second (the 7th magnitude) – nothing, if compared to nearby Wakulla Spring with its 11,000 litres per second.
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In detail
Area around this spring is used for camping and the spring itself is a fine place for swimming. Spring run – the stream above the land surface – continues for approximately 1 km and empties in Sally Ward Spring.
The underground stream
Spring contains a cavern – the part, which is reached by daylight and a cave – where natural light is not seen anymore.
Diving in this spring has revealed another – very exciting – reality. It turns out that below is a large, water-filled cave system with a powerful stream in it. Thus far the cave has been surveyed 3,626 m in length – going both upstream and downstream from the entrance. The cave is up to 49 m deep.
The flow of the stream below the springs is thousands of liters per second. Although it has not been explored with certainty, this water most likely goes towards Wakulla Spring. Speed of stream is 0.1 m/s.
The explored passages of the Wakulla Cave system are bypassing Indian Spring in a few hundred meters distance. Hydrological research shows that Indian Spring is connected to this cave system.
References
- Doron Nof, Nathan Paldor. The cave resonator and the Parker Turner cave collapse problem. Safety Science 48 (2010).
Linked articles
Wonders of Florida
Florida is the tropical paradise of the mainland United States. Over the last century, it has experienced fabulous changes, turning from a forgotten, swampy badland into a densely populated and rich land. Highlights of Florida include the architecture of the late 19th and 20th centuries as well as its giant springs and caves.
Caves
Every year there are reported exciting discoveries of new caves and discoveries of new qualities such as cave paintings in the ones known before. But there still is a feeling that our knowledge covers just a small part of all these monuments of nature.
Though, those which are known to us, offer a surprising diversity of unusual features and impressive sights.
Springs
Powerful natural freshwater springs belong to the most fascinating monuments of nature. Even more exciting is the diversity of unusual springs – mineral springs, hot springs, submarine springs as well as the unusual black smokers. Especially beautiful are such natural rarities as travertine, silica, or salt terraces created by warm and hot springs and, especially, geysers.
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Florida Natural Wonders: 101 Slices Of Heaven That You Can’t Miss When Visiting Florida
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Springs of Florida
The many springs that jewel the landscape of Florida are translucent openings into a dominion very rare: a crystalline world of fresh water at the edge of the sea. The deepest and largest known springs in the world are found in Florida. This book is a guided tour of these beautiful environments, with an emphasis on the many strange and wonderful natural inhabitants.