FLORIDA SPRINGS: WAKULLA SPRING
Discover One of the Largest Springs in the World-- Wakulla Spring Wakulla Spring - Photo by Donna Kaluzniak© Florida has an estimated 1,000 freshwater springs, and 31 are designated as first-magnitude. First-magnitude springs have a flow of at least 64.6 million gallons per day. One first-magnitude spring is Wakulla Spring , located 14 miles south of Tallahassee, in Edward Ball Wakulla Spring State Park. With a flow of about 400 million gallons per day , it more than meets first-magnitude criteria. Wakulla Spring is also designated as one of 30 Outstanding Florida Springs , which requires additional protection for conservation and restoration. Wakulla Spring is one of the largest and deepest springs in the world . Fed by the Upper Floridan Aquifer , it discharges mostly to the Wakulla River, which feeds the St. Marks River that flows to the Apalachee Bay Estuary. The spring vent is located 180 feet below ground, connected to over 40 miles of caverns and tunnels t...