Econlockhatchee River
| Econlockhatchee River Econ River | |
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| File:Econlockhatchee River from the Florida Trail bridge.jpg Econlockhatchee River from the Florida Trail bridge | |
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| Etymology | "Rivers of mounds" |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Central Florida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Conlin north of Holopaw |
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| • elevation | 92 feet (28 m)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | St. Johns River near Puzzle Lake |
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• elevation | 3 feet (0.91 m)[2] |
| Length | 87.7 km (54.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 173,143 acres (700.68 km2)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ecolockhatchee - Saint Johns River - Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Saint Johns River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Disston Canal, Turkey Creek, Little Econlockhatchee River |
The Econlockhatchee River (Econ River for short) is an 54.5-mile-long (87.7 km)[4] north-flowing blackwater tributary of the St. Johns River. The Econ River flows through Osceola, Orange, and Seminole counties in Central Florida, just east of the Orlando Metropolitan Area (east of State Road 417). It is a designated Outstanding Florida Waters.[3]
The origin of the river's name is not known definitively. In 1839 the spelling was recorded as “Econ-like Hatchee”. It is theorized that this represents a Muscogee name meaning “earth-mound stream”, with “econ-like” coming from ēkvnv (/iːkaná/), ‘earth, land’, and like (/léyki/), ‘sitting’, plus hvcce (/háčči/), ‘stream’.[5]
The river flows north from its source, Lake Conlin, through the Econlockhatchee River Swamp (see below) south of State Road 528. Near the City of Oviedo, the tributary Little Econlockhatchee River joins, and the river turns east as it flows through the Little Big Econ State Forest. The Econlockhatchee joins the St. Johns River near Puzzle Lake. The river's floodplain is forested for its entire length.
Econlockhatchee River Swamp
[edit | edit source]The upper course of the river is called the Econlockhatchee River Swamp. Located southeast of Orlando, the swamp is 21 kilometres (13 mi) long, from Lake Conlin to State Road 528. South of State Road 532, the swamp is known as Cat Island Swamp, named after an island near County Road 500A. The river is at its widest (1.6 km) here, bordered by Lake Preston to the west. Seven miles downstream, the river's elevation is 19 metres (62 ft). The Disston Canal joins Lake Mary Jane and Lake Hart to the swamp. Turkey Creek Bay is an arm of the swamp, through which the tributary Turkey Creek flows. North of Wewahootee Road, the Econlockhatchee River leaves the swamp and remains a free-flowing river for the rest of its journey to the St. Johns River.
List of crossings
[edit | edit source]| Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates | |
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| Snow Hill Road | Oviedo | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | ||
| File:Seminole County 419.svg County Road 419 | Oviedo | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | ||
| File:Orange County 420.svg County Road 420 | Orlando | |||
| File:Florida 50.svg State Road 50 | Bithlo | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | ||
| File:Toll Florida 528.svg State Road 528 near Dallas Boulevard |
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| Wewahootee Road | Orlando | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | ||
| File:Osceola County 532.svg County Road 532 | Holopaw | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
Gallery
[edit | edit source]River views
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Fauna
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Young alligators along the river bank
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A Florida cooter sunning on top of a log
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See also
[edit | edit source]- List of Florida rivers
- Hal Scott Preserve
- Oviedo, Florida
- Wedgefield, Florida formerly known as "Rocket City"
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "Holopaw Topo Map at Lat 28.243°N Long -81.1076°W Zoom 15 S Size". Trails.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-04.
- ^ "Geneva Topo Map at Lat 28.7035°N Long -81.028°W Zoom 15 S Size". Trails.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-04.
- ^ a b (2013-01-02). "Econlockhatchee River" Archived 2017-07-05 at the Wayback Machine. Saint Johns River Water Management District. Retrieved on 2014-08-04.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 21, 2011
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External links
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- Econlockhatchee River Paddling Trail maps and information from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection