This is a list of
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
s and
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
s in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. With one exception, the streams and rivers of Florida all originate on the
Coastal plain
A coastal plain is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast. A fall line commonly marks the border between a coastal plain and a piedmont area. Some of the largest coastal plains are in Alaska and the southeastern United States. The Gulf Coa ...
. That exception is the
Apalachicola River
The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 160 mi (180 km) long in the state of Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin, drains an area of approximately into the Gulf of Mexico. The distance to its fa ...
, which is formed by the merger of the
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...
, which originates in the
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (french: Appalaches), are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They ...
, and the
Flint River
The Flint River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 15, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Georgia. The river drains of western Georgia, flowing south from the u ...
, which originates in the
Piedmont
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. Most streams and rivers in Florida start from swamps, while some originate from springs or lakes. Many of the streams and rivers are underground for part of their courses. The
Everglades
The Everglades is a natural region of tropical climate, tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The system begins near Orland ...
, sometimes called the "river of grass", is a very wide and shallow river that originates from
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee (), also known as Florida's Inland Sea, is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the tenth largest natural freshwater lake among the 50 states of the United States and the second-largest natural freshwat ...
. Most of Florida's streams and rivers drain into the
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...
. Drainage on the east coast of Florida is dominated by the
St. Johns River
The St. Johns River ( es, Río San Juan) is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and its most significant one for commercial and recreational use. At long, it flows north and winds through or borders twelve counties. The drop in eleva ...
, which, with the swamps that form its headwaters, extends parallel to the coast from inland of
Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Atlantic Coast Florida. It is also known as the Sunrise City, sister to San Francisco, California, the Suns ...
to
Jacksonville
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
.
By drainage basin
Atlantic coast
Rivers are listed as they enter the ocean from north to south. Tributaries are listed as they enter their main stem from downstream to upstream.
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St. Marys River
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Amelia River
Amelia may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Amélia'' (film), a 2000 Brazilian film directed by Ana Carolina
* ''Amelia'' (film), a 2009 film based on the life of Amelia Earhart
Literature
* '' Amelia (magazine)'', a Swedish ...
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Bells River
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Nassau River
Nassau may refer to:
Places Bahamas
* Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence
Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg ...
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South Amelia River
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Thomas Creek
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Fort George River
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
*
St. Johns River
The St. Johns River ( es, Río San Juan) is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and its most significant one for commercial and recreational use. At long, it flows north and winds through or borders twelve counties. The drop in eleva ...
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Juniper Springs
Juniper Springs (referred to locally as "the Springs"), located in the Ocala National Forest east of Ocala, Florida, is a natural spring that forms the headwaters of Juniper Creek that winds its way to Lake George in the Saint Johns River.
De ...
,
Salt Springs
A brine spring or salt spring is a Brine, saltwater Spring (hydrology), spring.
Brine springs are not necessarily associated with halite deposits in the immediate vicinity. They may occur at valley bottoms made of clay and gravel which became sogg ...
,
Silver Glen Springs
Silver Glen Springs is a first-magnitude spring and the main attraction of the Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area of Ocala National Forest. It lies at the east edge of the national forest. It is about 2 miles north of the entrance of Juniper Cre ...
,
Alexander Springs,
Blue Spring, Beecher Spring
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Pablo Creek
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul.
People
*Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
*Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
*Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer
* Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist
*Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer
* Pablo Brene ...
**Sisters Creek
**
Broward River Broward may refer to:
*Broward County, Florida
* Napoleon B. Broward (1857–1910), Florida governor after which the county is named
*Robert C. Broward
Robert C. Broward (March 30, 1926 – June 28, 2015) was an architect and author based in Jacks ...
**
Trout River
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Ribault River
Ribault River is a tributary of the Trout River. It is located entirely in Jacksonville, Florida. The river is named after Jean Ribault, a French naval officer. The river's headwaters are near Old Kings Road at an elevation of above sea level. ...
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Little Trout River
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Arlington River
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Pottsburg Creek
The Pottsburg Creek is an urban creek in Jacksonville, Florida. Its beginning is near a retention pond behind the old studios of WJXX. It outputs into the Arlington River (north of Atlantic Boulevard and west of Arlington Road) which in turn empti ...
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Ortega River
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Cedar River
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Doctors Lake
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Julington Creek
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Black Creek
***North Fork Black Creek
****''
Lake Kingsley''
****Yellow Water Creek
***South Fork Black Creek
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Rice Creek
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Etonia Creek
Etonia Creek, also known as Etoniah Creek, is a stream in Putnam and Clay counties in Florida. It is the major tributary of Rice Creek, which is a tributary of the St. Johns River. The upper or western part () of the stream's basin, the Upper E ...
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Dunns Creek
Dunns Creek State Park is a Florida State Park, located approximately 15 miles south of Palatka, on US 17.
History
Native Americans used this site as evidenced by the fairly widespread shell mounds. During the 1920s, a steamboat stop provide ...
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Ocklawaha River
The U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 21, 2011 Ocklawaha River flows north from central Florida until it joins the St. Johns River near Palatka. Its name is derived ...
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Orange Creek
Orange Creek is a small stream in north-central and northeast Florida, that drains Orange Lake to the Ocklawaha River. Privately owned Orange Springs provides part of the water volume.
Description
Part of the Ocklawaha River drainage basin, O ...
****Little Orange Creek
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Orange Lake''
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Cross Creek
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Lochloosa Lake
Lochloosa Lake is a lake about in area in Alachua County, Florida, about south of Hawthorne, and is up to deep. It is drained by Cross Creek into Orange Lake. It is largely surrounded by the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area, and is a Fish M ...
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Lochloosa Creek
Lochloosa Creek is a stream that flows from north to south through eastern Alachua County, Florida. Its watershed composed of through natural and Silvicultural land use. It is the largest tributary to Lochloosa Lake
Lochloosa Lake is a lake ab ...
*****Prairie Creek-Camp Canal-River Styx
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Newnans Lake
Newnans Lake (or Newnan's Lake) is a lake located off State Road 20, east of Gainesville, Florida. Approximately wide, Newnans Lake is home to many forms of wildlife, and had been designated as a protected site by Alachua County.
The lake was ...
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Silver River
***''Lake Griffin''
***Yale Canal
****''
Lake Yale
Lake Yale is a lake in Lake County, Florida, Lake County, Florida north of the community of Grand Island Florida, Grand Island and west of the city of Umatilla, Florida, Umatilla. It is around in area with a drainage basin of .
Lake Yale is mos ...
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Haines Creek
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Lake Eustis
Lake Eustis is located in Central Florida, west of the city of Eustis. It covers approximately . It is spring fed and is a member of the Harris Chain of Lakes, and is connected to Lake Harris by means of the Dead River. It is also connected ...
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******Dora Canal
*******''Lake Dora''
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Lake Beauclair''
*********Apopka-Beauclair Canal
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Lake Apopka
Lake Apopka is the fourth largest lake in the United States, U.S. state of Florida. It is located northwest of Orlando, Florida, Orlando, mostly within the bounds of Orange County, Florida, Orange County, although the western part is in Lak ...
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Dead River
*******''
Lake Harris''
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Palatlakaha River
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Salt Springs River
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Alexander Springs Creek
**
Hontoon Dead River
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Wekiva River
The Wekiva River (sometimes spelled Wekiwa, a Creek word meaning "spring of water") is a river in Central Florida, north of Orlando in the United States. It originates in Apopka and joins the St. Johns River, the longest river in the state, in ...
–
Wekiwa Springs
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Blackwater Creek
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Little Wekiva River
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Lake Jesup
Lake Jesup is the largest lake in Seminole County, Florida, United States and is one of many that make up the St. Johns River. Located along the middle basin of the St. Johns, the lake encompasses an area of approximately , including open water ...
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Econlockhatchee River
The Econlockhatchee River (Econ River for short) is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 21, 2011 north-flowing blackwater tributary of the St. Johns River. The E ...
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Little Econlockhatchee River
Little Econlockhatchee River (or Little Econ River) is a major tributary of the Econlockhatchee River. It originates at an unnamed lake at , near Orlando, Florida in southeast Orange County, Florida, Orange County. It is approximately long,U.S. ...
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Matanzas River
The Matanzas River is a body of water in St. Johns and Flagler counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It is a narrow saltwater bar-bounded estuary sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by Anastasia Island.
The Matanzas River is in lengthU.S. Geolo ...
**
Tolomato River The Tolomato River is a river in St. Johns County, Florida situated southwest of Vilano Beach
Vilano Beach is an unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. It was listed as the Villano Beach census-designated place (C ...
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San Sebastian River
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Halifax River
The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (for whom ...
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Spruce Creek
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Tomoka River
The Tomoka River is a north-flowing river in Volusia County, Florida, Volusia County, Florida, United States. It drains an area of about and has a length of .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe N ...
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Indian River North
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Indian River
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Banana River
The Banana River is a lagoon that lies between Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, and connects at its south end to the Indian River; it is the only p ...
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Eau Gallie River
Eau Gallie River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 18, 2011 river in Eau Gallie, Florida, United States. It is a tributary of the Indian River, with its mo ...
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Elbow Creek
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Crane Creek
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Turkey Creek
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Saint Sebastian River
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St. Lucie River
The St. Lucie River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 18, 2011 estuary linked to a coastal river system in St. Lucie and Martin counties in the Florida, United ...
*
Loxahatchee River
The Loxahatchee River (Seminole for ''river of turtles'') is a 7.6 mile river near the southeast coast of Florida. It is a National Wild and Scenic River, one of only two in the state, and received its federal designation on May 17, 1985. The s ...
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Hillsboro River
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Stranahan River
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New River (Broward County)
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Middle River
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Oleta River
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Little River
Little River may refer to several places:
Australia Streams New South Wales
*Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River
* Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
*
Miami River
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Wagner Creek
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Snapper Creek
The Snapper Creek is a creek in the U.S. state of Florida that drains out of the Everglades into Biscayne Bay at Biscayne National Park. It is a long creek south of Downtown Miami, running through the suburbs of Kendall and Coral Gables in m ...
Alachua Sink
Water enters
Paynes Prairie Basin from a number of sources. Historically it drained only into Alachua Sink. Water entering the Alachua Sink flows into the
Floridan aquifer. (Various sources stating that water entering the Alachua Sink flows to the
Santa Fe River may be based on a story told by a Seminole guide to a white explorer in 1823, that a Seminole who had drowned in the sink was later found in the river.) In 1927, Camps Canal was built, which linked the basin to the
Orange Lake through the River Styx and ultimately to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Bivens Arm
Bivens Arm is a body of water in Gainesville, Florida. Located west of U.S. Route 441 in Florida, U.S. Route 441 and south of Archer Road, it is a part of Paynes Prairie. Bivens Arm is a small shallow lake covering approximately in southwest Gai ...
**Tumbling Creek
**Little Tumbling Creek
*Sweetwater Branch
*Prairie Creek
**
Newnans Lake
Newnans Lake (or Newnan's Lake) is a lake located off State Road 20, east of Gainesville, Florida. Approximately wide, Newnans Lake is home to many forms of wildlife, and had been designated as a protected site by Alachua County.
The lake was ...
***Hatchet Creek
***Lake Forest Creek
***Little Hatchet Creek
*Chacala Run
**Chacala Pond
***Sawgrass Run
****Sawgrass Pond
*****
Lake Wauburg
Lake Wauburg (sometimes spelled Wauberg) is located just south of Paynes Prairie in central Alachua County, Florida, United States.
The lake is in the Ocala Uplift District, situated between the forested highlands of the Fairfield Hills area a ...
******Georges Pond
*******Burnt Pond
*Dog Branch
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee (), also known as Florida's Inland Sea, is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the tenth largest natural freshwater lake among the 50 states of the United States and the second-largest natural freshwat ...
drains into the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
via the
St. Lucie River
The St. Lucie River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 18, 2011 estuary linked to a coastal river system in St. Lucie and Martin counties in the Florida, United ...
, the
West Palm Beach Canal, the
Hillsboro Canal, the
North New River Canal, and the
Miami Canal
The Miami Canal, or C-6 Canal, flows from Lake Okeechobee in the U.S. state of Florida to its terminus at the Miami River, which flows through downtown Miami. The canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered ch ...
, and into the
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...
via the
Caloosahatchee Canal which connects to the head of the
Caloosahatchee River
The Caloosahatchee River is a river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 18, 2011 It dr ...
.
The major input of water into Lake Okeechobee comes from the north, via the
Kissimmee River
The Kissimmee River is a river in south-central Florida, United States that forms the north part of the Everglades wetlands area. The river begins at East Lake Tohopekaliga south of Orlando, flowing south through Lake Kissimmee into the large, sh ...
. Rivers are listed as they enter Lake Okeechobee from west to east. Tributaries are listed as they enter their main stem from downstream to upstream.
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Fisheating Creek
Fisheating Creek is a stream that flows into Lake Okeechobee in Florida. It is the only remaining free-flowing water course feeding into the lake, and the second-largest natural source for the lake. Most of the land surrounding the stream is eithe ...
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Indian Prairie Canal''
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Lake Istokpoga
Lake Istokpoga is a freshwater lake in Highlands County, Florida. It is fed by two creeks, Arbuckle Creek and Josephine Creek. The oblong-shaped lake is approximately wide by long. It is considered the fifth largest lake in the state of Fl ...
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Kissimmee River
The Kissimmee River is a river in south-central Florida, United States that forms the north part of the Everglades wetlands area. The river begins at East Lake Tohopekaliga south of Orlando, flowing south through Lake Kissimmee into the large, sh ...
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Istokpoga Creek
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Lake Istokpoga
Lake Istokpoga is a freshwater lake in Highlands County, Florida. It is fed by two creeks, Arbuckle Creek and Josephine Creek. The oblong-shaped lake is approximately wide by long. It is considered the fifth largest lake in the state of Fl ...
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Arbuckle Creek Arbuckle Creek is located in Central Florida. It flows from Lake Arbuckle and eventually feeds into Lake Istokpoga after passing by the Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area and Avon Park Air Force Range (a bombing range outside Avon Park, Florida
Av ...
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Josephine Creek
Josephine may refer to:
People
* Josephine (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Josephine (singer), a Greek pop singer
Places
*Josephine, Texas, United States
*Mount Josephine (disambiguation)
* Josephine Count ...
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Jackson Canal''
** ''
Zipprer Canal''
*** ''
Lake Rosalie''
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Weohykapha Creek
** ''
Jackson Canal''
** ''
Lake Kissimmee
Lake Kissimmee is a lake located about east of Lake Wales, Florida, USA. The lake is almost entirely in Osceola County, but the western shore, and a small part of the lake, is in Polk County.
Lake Kissimmee State Park is rich with wildlife, i ...
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C-37 canal''
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Lake Hatchineha''
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Catfish Creek
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Lake Marion Creek
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Snell Creek
Snell Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 10, 2011 watercourse in Napa County, California. It is situated approximately five miles north of Aetna Springs an ...
*****
Reedy Creek
***** ''
C-36 canal''
****** ''
Cypress Lake (Florida) Cypress Lake or Cypress Lakes refers to several locations in North America:
Lakes
* Cypress Lake (Lafayette, Louisiana)
* Cypress Lake (Saskatchewan), a lake is Saskatchewan, Canada
* Cypress Lake, a lake in Hempstead County, Arkansas
* Cypress La ...
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******* Dead River (Cypress Lake), Dead River
******* ''C-34 canal''
******* ''C-35 canal''
******** ''Lake Tohopekaliga''
********* Shingle Creek (Florida), Shingle Creek
********** ''C-31 canal''
*********** ''East Lake Tohopekaliga''
************Boggy Creek (Florida), Boggy Creek
* Taylor Creek (Okeechobee), Taylor Creek
* Mosquito Creek (Lake Okeechobee), Mosquito Creek
* Henry Creek (Lake Okeechobee), Henry Creek
* Lettuce Creek
Gulf coast
![FL Blackwater River SP02](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/FL_Blackwater_River_SP02.jpg)
Rivers are listed as they enter the gulf from south to north, then west. Tributaries are listed as they enter their main stem from downstream to upstream.
*Joe River (Florida), Joe River
*Shark River (Florida), Shark River
*Harney River
*Broad River (Florida), Broad River
*Rodgers River
*Lostmans River
*Chatham River
*Huston River
*Lopez River
*New River (Collier County, Florida), New River in Collier County
*Turner River (Florida), Turner River
*Barron River (Florida), Barron River
*Fakahatchee River
*Whitney River
*Big Marco River
*Henderson Creek (Florida), Henderson Creek
*Cocohatchee River
*Imperial River (Florida), Imperial River
*Estero River (Florida), Estero River
*
Caloosahatchee River
The Caloosahatchee River is a river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 18, 2011 It dr ...
**Billy Creek
**Orange River (Florida), Orange River
*Peace River (Florida), Peace River
**Horse Creek (Florida), Horse Creek
**Shell Creek (Florida), Shell Creek
*Myakka River
**Myakkahatchee Creek
*Manatee River
**Wares Creek
**Braden River
***Cooper Creek (Florida), Cooper Creek
*Little Manatee River
*Alafia River – Buckhorn Spring, Lithia Springs
*Palm River
*Hillsborough River (Florida), Hillsborough River – Crystal Springs, Florida#Preserve, Crystal Springs
**New River (Pasco County, Florida), New River in Pasco County
*Anclote River
*Pithlachascotee River
*Weeki Wachee River – Weeki Wachee Springs
*Chassahowitzka River
*Homosassa River – Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Homosassa Springs
*Crystal River (Florida), Crystal River
*Withlacoochee River (Florida), Withlacoochee River (central Florida)
**Rainbow River – Rainbow Springs
**Little Withlacoochee River
*Waccasassa River
**Wekiva River (Gulf Hammock, Levy County)
*Suwannee River – Suwannee Springs, Florida, Suwannee Springs, Hart Springs, Ginnie Springs, Fanning Springs State Park, Fanning Springs, Manatee Springs State Park, Manatee Springs, Otter Springs, Troy Spring State Park, Troy Spring
**
Santa Fe River
***Ichetucknee River – Ichetucknee Springs
***New River (Santa Fe River tributary), New River
**Withlacoochee River (Suwannee River tributary), Withlacoochee River (north Florida) – Madison Blue Springs State Park, Madison Blue Springs
**Alapaha River – Alapaha Rise, Alapaha Rise Spring
***Alapahoochee River
*Steinhatchee River
*Fenholloway River
*Econfina River
*Aucilla River – Nutall Rise
**Wacissa River – Wacissa Springs, Aucilla Spring,
*Pinhook River
*St. Marks River – St. Marks Spring
**East River (Florida), East River
**Wakulla River – Wakulla Springs
*Ochlockonee River
**Sopchoppy River
**Telogia Creek
**Little River (Ochlockonee River tributary), Little River
*Crooked River (Florida), Crooked River
*Carrabelle River
**New River (Carrabelle River tributary), New River
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Apalachicola River
The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 160 mi (180 km) long in the state of Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin, drains an area of approximately into the Gulf of Mexico. The distance to its fa ...
**Jackson River (Florida), Jackson River
**Chipola River – Baltzell Spring, Florida Caverns State Park, Blue Hole Spring
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Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...
*Econfina Creek
*Choctawhatchee River – Vortex Spring
**Pea River
*East Bay River
*Yellow River (Florida), Yellow River
**Shoal River
*Blackwater River (Florida), Blackwater River
*Conecuh River, Escambia River
*Perdido River
Alphabetically
*Alafia River
*Alapaha River
*Alapahoochee River
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Alexander Springs Creek
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Amelia River
Amelia may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Amélia'' (film), a 2000 Brazilian film directed by Ana Carolina
* ''Amelia'' (film), a 2009 film based on the life of Amelia Earhart
Literature
* '' Amelia (magazine)'', a Swedish ...
*Anclote River
*
Apalachicola River
The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 160 mi (180 km) long in the state of Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin, drains an area of approximately into the Gulf of Mexico. The distance to its fa ...
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Arlington River
*Aucilla River
*
Banana River
The Banana River is a lagoon that lies between Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, and connects at its south end to the Indian River; it is the only p ...
*Barron River (Florida), Barron River
*
Bells River
*Big Marco River
*Billy Creek
*
Black Creek
*Blackwater River (Florida), Blackwater River
*Bonnet Creek
*Braden River
*Broad River (Florida), Broad River
*
Broward River Broward may refer to:
*Broward County, Florida
* Napoleon B. Broward (1857–1910), Florida governor after which the county is named
*Robert C. Broward
Robert C. Broward (March 30, 1926 – June 28, 2015) was an architect and author based in Jacks ...
*
Caloosahatchee River
The Caloosahatchee River is a river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 18, 2011 It dr ...
*Carrabelle River
*
Cedar River
*Chassahowitzka River
*Chatham River
*
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...
*Chipola River
*Choctawhatchee River
*Cocohatchee River
*
Crane Creek
*Crooked River (Florida), Crooked River
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Cross Creek
*Crystal River (Florida), Crystal River
*Cypress Creek (Florida), Cypress Creek
*Dead River (Kissimmee River tributary)
*Dead River (Lake County, Florida)
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Doctors Lake
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Dunns Creek
Dunns Creek State Park is a Florida State Park, located approximately 15 miles south of Palatka, on US 17.
History
Native Americans used this site as evidenced by the fairly widespread shell mounds. During the 1920s, a steamboat stop provide ...
*East Bay River
*East River (Florida), East River
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Eau Gallie River
Eau Gallie River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 18, 2011 river in Eau Gallie, Florida, United States. It is a tributary of the Indian River, with its mo ...
*Econfina Creek
*Econfina River
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Econlockhatchee River
The Econlockhatchee River (Econ River for short) is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 21, 2011 north-flowing blackwater tributary of the St. Johns River. The E ...
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Elbow Creek
*Conecuh River, Escambia River
*Estero River (Florida), Estero River
*Fakahatchee River
*Fenholloway River
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Fisheating Creek
Fisheating Creek is a stream that flows into Lake Okeechobee in Florida. It is the only remaining free-flowing water course feeding into the lake, and the second-largest natural source for the lake. Most of the land surrounding the stream is eithe ...
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Fort George River
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
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Haines Creek
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Halifax River
The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (for whom ...
*Harney River
*Henderson Creek (Florida), Henderson Creek
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Hillsboro River
*Hillsborough River (Florida), Hillsborough River
*Homosassa River
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Hontoon Dead River
*Huston River
*Ichetucknee River
*Imperial River (Florida), Imperial River
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Indian River
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Indian River North
*Istokpoga Creek
*Jackson River (Florida), Jackson River
*Joe River (Florida), Joe River
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Julington Creek
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Kissimmee River
The Kissimmee River is a river in south-central Florida, United States that forms the north part of the Everglades wetlands area. The river begins at East Lake Tohopekaliga south of Orlando, flowing south through Lake Kissimmee into the large, sh ...
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Lake Jesup
Lake Jesup is the largest lake in Seminole County, Florida, United States and is one of many that make up the St. Johns River. Located along the middle basin of the St. Johns, the lake encompasses an area of approximately , including open water ...
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Lake Marion Creek
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Little Econlockhatchee River
Little Econlockhatchee River (or Little Econ River) is a major tributary of the Econlockhatchee River. It originates at an unnamed lake at , near Orlando, Florida in southeast Orange County, Florida, Orange County. It is approximately long,U.S. ...
*Little Manatee River
*Little River (Biscayne Bay)
*Little River (Ochlockonee River tributary)
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Little Trout River
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Little Wekiva River
*Little Withlacoochee River
*Lopez River
*Lostmans River
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Loxahatchee River
The Loxahatchee River (Seminole for ''river of turtles'') is a 7.6 mile river near the southeast coast of Florida. It is a National Wild and Scenic River, one of only two in the state, and received its federal designation on May 17, 1985. The s ...
*Manatee River
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Matanzas River
The Matanzas River is a body of water in St. Johns and Flagler counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It is a narrow saltwater bar-bounded estuary sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by Anastasia Island.
The Matanzas River is in lengthU.S. Geolo ...
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Miami River
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Middle River
*Myakka River
*Myakkahatchee Creek
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Nassau River
Nassau may refer to:
Places Bahamas
* Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence
Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg ...
*New River (Broward County, Florida), New River (Broward County)
*New River (Collier County, Florida), New River (Collier County)
*New River (Carrabelle River tributary), New River (Franklin County)
*New River (Pasco County, Florida), New River (Pasco County)
*New River (Santa Fe River tributary), New River (Union/Bradford County)
*Ochlockonee River
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Ocklawaha River
The U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 21, 2011 Ocklawaha River flows north from central Florida until it joins the St. Johns River near Palatka. Its name is derived ...
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Oleta River
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Orange Creek
Orange Creek is a small stream in north-central and northeast Florida, that drains Orange Lake to the Ocklawaha River. Privately owned Orange Springs provides part of the water volume.
Description
Part of the Ocklawaha River drainage basin, O ...
*Orange River (Florida), Orange River
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Ortega River
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Pablo Creek
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul.
People
*Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
*Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
*Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer
* Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist
*Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer
* Pablo Brene ...
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Palatlakaha River
*Palm River
*Pea River
*Peace River (Florida), Peace River
*Perdido River
*Pinhook River
*Pithlachascotee River
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Pottsburg Creek
The Pottsburg Creek is an urban creek in Jacksonville, Florida. Its beginning is near a retention pond behind the old studios of WJXX. It outputs into the Arlington River (north of Atlantic Boulevard and west of Arlington Road) which in turn empti ...
*Rainbow River
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Reedy Creek
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Ribault River
Ribault River is a tributary of the Trout River. It is located entirely in Jacksonville, Florida. The river is named after Jean Ribault, a French naval officer. The river's headwaters are near Old Kings Road at an elevation of above sea level. ...
*Rice Creek (Florida), Rice Creek
*Rodgers River
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Saint Sebastian River
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Salt Springs River
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San Sebastian River
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Santa Fe River
*Shark River (Florida), Shark River
*Shell Creek (Florida), Shell Creek
*Shingle Creek (Florida), Shingle Creek
*Shoal River
*Sisters Creek (Florida), Sisters Creek
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Snell Creek
Snell Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 10, 2011 watercourse in Napa County, California. It is situated approximately five miles north of Aetna Springs an ...
*Sopchoppy River
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South Amelia River
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Spruce Creek
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St. Johns River
The St. Johns River ( es, Río San Juan) is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and its most significant one for commercial and recreational use. At long, it flows north and winds through or borders twelve counties. The drop in eleva ...
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St. Lucie River
The St. Lucie River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 18, 2011 estuary linked to a coastal river system in St. Lucie and Martin counties in the Florida, United ...
*St. Marks River
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St. Marys River
*Steinhatchee River
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Stranahan River
*Suwannee River
*Taylor Creek (Okeechobee), Taylor Creek
*Telogia Creek
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Thomas Creek
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Tolomato River The Tolomato River is a river in St. Johns County, Florida situated southwest of Vilano Beach
Vilano Beach is an unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. It was listed as the Villano Beach census-designated place (C ...
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Tomoka River
The Tomoka River is a north-flowing river in Volusia County, Florida, Volusia County, Florida, United States. It drains an area of about and has a length of .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe N ...
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Trout River
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Turkey Creek
*Turner River (Florida), Turner River
*Waccasassa River
*Wacissa River
*Wakulla River
*Weeki Wachee River
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Wekiva River
The Wekiva River (sometimes spelled Wekiwa, a Creek word meaning "spring of water") is a river in Central Florida, north of Orlando in the United States. It originates in Apopka and joins the St. Johns River, the longest river in the state, in ...
(Gulf Hammock)
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Wekiva River
The Wekiva River (sometimes spelled Wekiwa, a Creek word meaning "spring of water") is a river in Central Florida, north of Orlando in the United States. It originates in Apopka and joins the St. Johns River, the longest river in the state, in ...
*Whitney River
*Whittenhorse Creek
*Withlacoochee River (Florida), Withlacoochee River (central Florida)
*Withlacoochee River (Suwannee River tributary), Withlacoochee River (north Florida)
*Yellow River (Florida), Yellow River
See also
* Geology of Florida
* List of rivers in the United States
* List of springs in Florida
* Outstanding Florida Waters
References
*Fernald, Edward A., Ed. 1981. Drainage Basins and Divides. ''Atlas of Florida''. Tallahassee, Florida: The Florida State University Foundation, Inc. p. 18.
External links
FloridaRivers.org
{{Rivers of Florida
Lists of rivers of the United States by state, Florida rivers
Rivers of Florida,
Lists of landforms of Florida, Rivers