FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY


Holton Creek
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Figure 37. Holton Creek Rise (photo by T. Scott).


Location Lat. 300 26' 16.5" N, Long. 830 03' 27.4" W (NW/4 SE1i SW1i sec. 31, T. 1 N, R.
13 E). The river rise is 11 miles (17 km) northwest of Live Oak on SRWMD land. From Live
Oak, drive northwest on CR 751 (Noble's Ferry Rd.). Take the second right on a graded road
after crossing over the Suwannee River. Follow SRWMD signs to Holton Creek. The spring
is at the head of the creek.

Description Holton Creek Rise discharges through Holton Creek, a run that meanders
generally southeast approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the Suwannee River. The spring pool
measures 225 ft (69 m) northwest to southeast and 177 ft (54 m) northeast to southwest.
The water is tea colored, stained by tannic acids (water was reported as clear in Bulletin 31,
revised). There is very little aquatic and emergent vegetation in the spring pool. The north
shore is a vertical limestone ledge dropping immediately off to a depth of 100 ft (29 m); how-
ever, the bottom is highly irregular in the rest of the depression. No boil was observed dur-
ing October 2001. The spring has steep sandy banks that rise to approximately 25 ft (8 m)
above water level, and the high ground is forested with pines and oaks

Utilization Land around the spring is pristine and owned by the SRWMD. The Florida
National Scenic Trail leads along the north side of Holton Creek.

Discharge Historical measurements were obtained from Bulletin No. 31 (Rosenau et al.,
1977) and Springs of the Suwannee River Basin in Florida (Hornsby and Ceryak, 1998). All