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The Ocklawaha River watershed includes parts of the Green Swamp, most of Lake County, and portions of Marion, Alachua and Putnam counties. The largest of several large lakes in the Ocklawaha's watershed is Lake Apopka near Orlando. The Ocklawaha River is the principal tributary of the St. Johns River.
Resuscitating Silver Springs and unleashing the 20 lost springs of the Ocklawaha River is the largest springs restoration project currently available. The Great Florida Riverway: three rivers, 50 ...
A retired Navy admiral, security consultant and avid boating enthusiast puts forth the economics of restoring the Ocklawaha River. William McQuilkin: Restoring the Ocklawaha River makes good ...
Rodman Reservoir, or Lake Ocklawaha, is an artificial reservoir located on the Ocklawaha River in Putnam County and Marion County in north-central Florida.The reservoir, located about 15 miles southwest of Palatka, is approximately 15 miles (24 km) in length, covers 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) and is located between State Road 19 on the east and State Road 315 on the west. [1]
The Palatlakaha River is a river in Lake County, Florida. It forms the principal headwater of the Ocklawaha River , a tributary of St. Johns River . The source of the Palatlakaha River is at Lake Louisa , itself fed from the Green Swamp by two streams known as Big Creek and Little Creek.
The Okeehumkee, also known as "Queen of the Ocklawaha River," was a river steamboat that provided transportation along Florida rivers in the late 19th century. The Okeehumkee was equipped with a paddle wheel positioned in the lower stern part of the boat which allowed it to traverse narrow and shallow rivers. [ 3 ]
The logging operation initially depended on the nearby St. Johns River at Horse Landing, to ship raw logs out of the Ocklawaha River Valley. The completion of the railroad to Rodman Junction spelled the end of hauling logs to market by wagon, soon Cummings Lumber was operating a large rail system reaching into the forest in every direction.
The creek's outflow enters the Oklawaha near Orange Ferry, along the stretch of river where the Ocklawaha is impounded to form Rodman Reservoir, part of the abandoned Cross Florida Barge Canal; the creek was considered to be a significant source of water for the reservoir, providing a 20-year mean discharge of 188 cubic feet per second (5.3 m 3 ...