![]() ![]() Gray squirrel, river otter, beaver, raccoon Largemouth bass, spotted bass, bluegill, sunfish (shellcracker), redbreast sunfish, warmouth, black crappie, striped bass, catfish, alligator gar, bowfin.įlorida Apple snail, freshwater mussel, pond crayfish, six-spotted fishing spider, mayfly, diving beetle, giant waterbug, dragonfly, damselfly, mosquito, biting fly, butterfly.įlorida green water snake, cottonmouth/water moccasin, Florida snapping turtle, American alligator, salamanders, newts, treefrogs. Here is a list of the most common things you will find: Fish along Econfina Creek. These beautiful waterways of Northwest Florida are abundant with fish and plant life. What will I find exploring a spring and a spring fed waterway? This can result in a spring being classified as a first magnitude spring at one point in time and a second magnitude at another. A spring categorized as being a first-magnitude spring at one moment in time may not continue to remain in the same category. One discharge measurement is enough to place a spring into one of the eight magnitude categories. Individual springs exhibit variable discharge depending upon rainfall, recharge and groundwater withdrawals within their recharge areas. Springs are most often classified based upon the average discharge of water. Cypress Spring in Holmes County is a magnitude 2 spring. The Dougherty Karst Plain underlies our area. This creates landforms such as shafts, tunnels, caves, and sinkholes. Karst topography is a landscape created by groundwater dissolving into sedimentary rock such as limestone. The springs in Northwest Florida are karst springs. There are two general types of springs in Florida, seeps (water-table springs) and karst springs (artesian springs). Springs are portals where water in the earth’s aquifers, rises to the surface and escapes into our streams, lakes and coastal waters. ![]() Econfina creek feeds into Deer Point Lake which is the major source of water supply for Bay County. The Gainer Springs Group on Econfina Creek (including springs locally known as McCormick and Emerald) is the most significant, measuring a first magnitude flow of 114 million gallons a day (mgd). These creeks, streams and rivers provide incredible recreation and eco tourism along with the valuable drinking water our communities rely on.įlorida boasts more than 1,00 springs, with close to 40 in the Walton, Holmes, Washington and Bay counties, with 13 springs feeding in the Choctawhatchee River basin. Some of the most beautiful places to explore Northwest Florida are along our spring fed waterways. Karst diagram courtesy Florida Geological Survey. Springs – Our most precious water resources also provide great recreation opportunities ![]()
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