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[1] [2] Slide photo of Weeki Wachee Springs sometime in the 1950s The spring was named "Weeki Wachee" by Seminoles , which means "Little Spring" or "Winding River" in their language. [ 3 ] The attraction was created in 1947 by stunt swimmer and attraction promoter Newt Perry , who based the show on underwater air hose breathing techniques. [ 4 ]
The Weeki Wachee River is a river in Hernando County, Florida, United States. It flows 12 miles (19 km) [ 1 ] westwards from Weeki Wachee to the Gulf of Mexico at the Weeki Wachee estuary. The name is derived from the Seminole : uekiwv /oykéywa, wi:-/ "spring" and -uce /-oci/ "small", signifying either a small spring or an offshoot of a town ...
Weeki Wachee is an unincorporated community and former city located in Hernando County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census , the community has a total population of 16. The 12,000-acre (4,900 ha) Weeki Wachee Preserve and the Weeki Wachee Springs park are located in the area.
In 2007, KUR found that Weeki Wachee Springs is the deepest known naturally formed spring in the United States at a depth of 407 feet (124 m). [1] From May 22 until August 30, 2007, the discharge at Weeki Wachee Spring dropped to a level that allowed for cave divers to gain effective entry into the cave system at the head spring. The KUR team ...
Weeki Wachee Preserve (also given as Weekiwachee Preserve) is an 11,206 acre preserve in Hernando County, Florida. The preserve is located at 2345 Osowaw Boulevard in Spring Hill, Florida . The preserve offers recreational opportunities including hiking and bike trails, fishing, birding, hunting and boating for hand-launched non-gasoline engine ...
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