Wekiva River

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The Wekiva River is a spring-fed waterway in central Florida known for its scenic, largely undeveloped natural surroundings and rich wildlife habitat.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wekiva River canonical 1
Wekiva River area 1
Wekiva River system 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
waterway ⓘ
conservationConcern habitat preservation ⓘ
water quality protection ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designationYear 2000 ⓘ
ecosystemType freshwater riverine ecosystem ⓘ
etymology derived from a Creek or Seminole word often interpreted as "spring" or "flowing water" ⓘ
habitatFor alligators ⓘ
manatees ⓘ
otters ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
hasNameVariant Wekiwa River ⓘ
hydrology spring-fed ⓘ
length approximately 16 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Florida ⓘ
Lake County, Florida ⓘ
Orange County, Florida ⓘ
Seminole County, Florida ⓘ
central Florida ⓘ
managedBy Florida Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ
St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ
mouth St. Johns River ⓘ
near Orlando, Florida ⓘ
linked to: Orlando
notableFeature clear spring water ⓘ
largely undeveloped shoreline ⓘ
rich wildlife habitat ⓘ
scenic natural surroundings ⓘ
partOf St. Johns River watershed ⓘ
passesThrough Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park ⓘ
Wekiwa Springs State Park ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus National Wild and Scenic River ⓘ
protectedBy National Wild and Scenic Rivers System ⓘ
State of Florida ⓘ
linked to: Florida
recreation canoeing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
source Rock Springs Run ⓘ
Wekiwa Springs ⓘ
surroundedBy floodplain forest ⓘ
hardwood hammock ⓘ
sandhill habitat ⓘ
tributaryOf St. Johns River ⓘ
waterSourceType artesian springs ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Johns River → tributary → Wekiva River ⓘ
Wekiwa Springs State Park → partOf → Wekiva River system ⓘ
linked to: Wekiva River
Longwood, Florida → locatedNear → Wekiva River area ⓘ
linked to: Wekiva River