Water bodies, watersheds and storm water
Whitewater Springs 2-inch flowing wells
Whitewater Springs impoundment
Whitewater Springs 4-inch flowing well
Whitewater Springs
Location
Whitewater Springs is located in the Ravine Gardens State Park in Palatka. From the intersection of U.S. Highway 17 and State Road (SR) 20 in Palatka, drive south on SR 20 for 0.9 mile, and turn south (left) onto Moseley Avenue (County Road 311). Go approximately 0.4 mile, and turn east (left) on Twigg Street. The entrance to Ravine Gardens State Park is approximately 0.1 mile on the right.
Latitude 29°38’01.32” N, Longitude 81°38’34.44” W
Southwest corners of sections 12 and 7, T 10 S, R 27 E
Description
Whitewater Springs is a group of surficial aquifer seeps and artesian wells in the sandy sides and bottoms of two wooded ravines that comprise the 85-acre Ravine Gardens State Park. The ravines range from 70 to 120 feet in depth and converge on each other from the west and southwest to coalesce at a point about 0.25 mile west of the St. Johns River. The ravines are probably caused by headward erosion due to surficial aquifer seepage from the sandy sides of the ravines.
Whitewater Springs 4-inch flowing well
with casing cut off below the surface
The cumulative flow of the seeps and the flow from at least three 2-inch and six 4-inch wells drilled in the floor of the ravines is impounded by a small dam at the confluence of the ravines. The flow from the ravines was the main source of water for the city of Palatka until 1972, when the city began using wells for its public supply. The Ravine Gardens State Park provides recreational activities such as walking, jogging, picnicking, and nature trails.
Discharge
Discharge from Whitewater Springs, measured in 1972 by the U.S. Geological Survey, was 1.4 cubic feet per second.
Water quality
No water quality data are available for Whitewater Springs.
