Troy Spring

Troy Spring

One of the most beautiful great springs in Florida. Troy Spring contains remnants of a steamship that was sunken in 1863, during the Civil War.

Weeki Wachee Springs

Weeki Wachee stream below the springs, Florida

Large spring, coming from a cave. The explored depth of cave is 124 m and thus it is the deepest freshwater filled cave in the United States. Explored length of passages – 7,260 m. Unique underwater theater – mermaid show – operates here since 1947.

Wakulla Cave System

Big Dismal sinkhole, Florida

The longest mapped underwater cave system in the United States where one entrance is at Wakulla Springs. The total length of the explored passages is 72,171 m.

Sally Ward Spring

Sally Ward Spring, Florida

A spring with a magnificent underwater cave system below it. The length of explored passages is 2,195 m.

Wakulla Spring

Wakulla Spring, Florida

One of the most impressive cold water springs in the world, the diameter of this spring pool is 96 meters, its depth is 56.4 meters. One of the most powerful springs in the world, its discharge has reached up to 54,226 liters per second. The water coming out of it has formed a very extensive freshwater cave system.

St Marks River Rise

St. Marks Rise, Florida

The last rise of St Marks River above the ground before its fall in the Gulf of Mexico. This river several times disappears underground and then emerges again.

Indian Spring, Wakulla

Indian Spring, Florida

A comparatively weak spring that is discharging 17 l of water per second. Dive in this spring leads into a 3,626 m long cave with a strong current.

Cherokee Sink

Cherokee Sink, Florida

A rounded jade green pool, 90 by 50 m large, surrounded by 0.5 – 9 m high cliffs. It has steep sides under the water as well and is up to 24.4 m deep. The sinkhole was formed by a collapse of the cave chamber and most likely was considerably deeper in the past.

Silver Springs, Ocala

Silver Springs, Florida in 1901

A picturesque, very powerful spring, with a 91 x 59 meters large pool with a depth up to 10.1 meters. Its maximum discharge has reached 36,000 liters per second.