Sante Fe river

[rrosepiler]

Can somebody give me an update of the Sante Fe river the last thing I saw was that it was up seventeen feet. Thanks

[Jerry]

It is dark.

Jerry

[Capt Tom McMillan]

It is dark.

Jerry

Probably cold too...

[cavediver256]

This article is about the Santa Fe River in Florida. For the Santa Fe River in New Mexico, see Santa Fe River (New Mexico).

Map of the Santa Fe River.


The Santa Fe River is a 75 mile (121 km) river in northern Florida. The watershed of the river is approximately 1,380 square miles (3575 km²) and spreads across southern Columbia, southern Suwanee, western Bradford, far southern Baker,Union, northern and eastern Gilchrist, and northern Alachua counties.[1] The headwaters of the river are Lake Santa Fe, near Keystone Heights, Florida.[2] The Santa Fe river is usually a slow-flowing river. This slow speed, combined with the abundant leaf-drop from nearby trees, especially Bald Cypress, leads to a very dark-brown river.
The Santa Fe River is unusual in that it completely disappears underground and then reappears 3 miles (5 km) downstream. The river drops into a large sinkhole in O'Leno State Park and reappears in the adjacent River Rise Preserve State Park. A map of the watershed clearly shows the gap in the river where it flows underground.[3] Numerous springs, many of which are unnamed, are located at the banks of the river, mostly downstream of the river's reappearance above ground level. The mostly slow-moving nature of the water makes the river suitable for beginner-level canoeists and kayakers. The water temperature near the numerous springs is always around 72 °F (27 °C).[4] The area is sparsely populated compared to the rest of Florida and there have been sightings of rare animals such as the black bear, Florida panther, bobcat, and due to the near-constant water temperatures along many portions of the river, manatees.[5] As with many rivers in Florida, fossil remnants are also plentiful along the Santa Fe.[6][7][8]
The tributaries of the Santa Fe include the New River, Olustee Creek, and Ichetucknee River, another spring-fed river.[4] The Santa Fe empties into the Suwanee River near Branford, Florida.[9]
The river derives its name from a Franciscan mission named Santa Fe de Toloco formerly located near the river.[10]

[ajimmythekid]

http://ahps.srh.noaa.gov/index.php?wfo=tae

[sskasser]

Ok, I'm sure I'll catch crap for this, but I also bet I'm not the only one wondering....is the section where the Santa Fe "disappears" into O'Leno park and reappears downstream diveable? Specifically, is it a diveable traverse? Yes, yes, I'm googling too....

But I'm guessing even if it is, there's a permit involved?

[FW]

Can somebody give me an update of the Sante Fe river the last thing I saw was that it was up seventeen feet. Thanks

Are you thinking of the Suwanee? The Sante Fe is only up a few inches at Ginnie. It is up more closer to the Suwanee, but not a problem.

[caver]

This article is about the Santa Fe River in Florida. For the Santa Fe River in New Mexico, see Santa Fe River (New Mexico).

Map of the Santa Fe River.


The Santa Fe River is a 75 mile (121 km) river in northern Florida. The watershed of the river is approximately 1,380 square miles (3575 km²) and spreads across southern Columbia, southern Suwanee, western Bradford, far southern Baker,Union, northern and eastern Gilchrist, and northern Alachua counties.[1] The headwaters of the river are Lake Santa Fe, near Keystone Heights, Florida.[2] The Santa Fe river is usually a slow-flowing river. This slow speed, combined with the abundant leaf-drop from nearby trees, especially Bald Cypress, leads to a very dark-brown river.
The Santa Fe River is unusual in that it completely disappears underground and then reappears 3 miles (5 km) downstream. The river drops into a large sinkhole in O'Leno State Park and reappears in the adjacent River Rise Preserve State Park. A map of the watershed clearly shows the gap in the river where it flows underground.[3] Numerous springs, many of which are unnamed, are located at the banks of the river, mostly downstream of the river's reappearance above ground level. The mostly slow-moving nature of the water makes the river suitable for beginner-level canoeists and kayakers. The water temperature near the numerous springs is always around 72 °F (27 °C).[4] The area is sparsely populated compared to the rest of Florida and there have been sightings of rare animals such as the black bear, Florida panther, bobcat, and due to the near-constant water temperatures along many portions of the river, manatees.[5] As with many rivers in Florida, fossil remnants are also plentiful along the Santa Fe.[6][7][8]
The tributaries of the Santa Fe include the New River, Olustee Creek, and Ichetucknee River, another spring-fed river.[4] The Santa Fe empties into the Suwanee River near Branford, Florida.[9]
The river derives its name from a Franciscan mission named Santa Fe de Toloco formerly located near the river.[10]

So heres my question,,the river disappears into a sinkhole at O'leno State Park then reappears 3 miles away. Has anyone traversed this?

[lowvoltguy1972]

It was a ##### and took 3 setup dives, but I finally made it through ... In a DREAM I recently had

[FW]

Ok, I'm sure I'll catch crap for this, but I also bet I'm not the only one wondering....is the section where the Santa Fe "disappears" into O'Leno park and reappears downstream diveable? Specifically, is it a diveable traverse? Yes, yes, I'm googling too....

But I'm guessing even if it is, there's a permit involved?

Yes, it is a permit only divesite. The bigger problem is because, it isn't a direct tunnel. It branches into many tunnels from both sides, and nobody has found a way through, so far.