OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 85


 LAKE COUNTY

 Alexander Spring

 Location Lat. 290 04' 52.7" N, Long.
 810 34' 33.2" W (Levy Grant 39, T. 16 S,
 R. 27 E). Alexander Spring is approxi-
 mately 17 miles (27.5 km) northwest of
 Deland in the Ocala National Forest.
 Travel west on SR 40 from Ocala. Turn
 right on CR 445A just before the town of
 Astor. Follow 445A past the sharp turn
 to the east. Entrance to Alexander
 .. Springs Recreation Area will be on the
 right. Follow signs to parking area.

 Description Alexander Spring issues
 vertically from a conical depression and
 has a large spring pool that measures
 300 ft (91 m) north to south and 258 ft
 (79 m) east to west. Depth is 25 ft (7.7
 m). The water is clear and sky-blue.
 There is a large boil on the pool surface
 over the vent. Native aquatic grasses
 are plentiful. The bottom is mostly
 sandy with limestone outcropped near
 the vent with a vertical ledge running
 north to south near vent. There are
 multiple vents in a tight cluster. Thin
 algae patches are present on rocky sub-
 Figure 49. Alexander Spring (photo by T. Scott). state. High ground to the south rises
 gently to 12 ft (4 m) above water level.
A rock wall forms the south shoreline. There is a mixed hardwood and palm forest around
the spring. Alexander Spring Run flows east trending approximately 8 river miles (13 km)
until reaching the St. Johns River.

Utilization Alexander Spring is owned by the Ocala National Forest, however, the spring
is developed and operated by private concession. Camping, swimming, scuba diving, and
canoeing are available with full facilities.

Discharge Historical measurements were obtained from Bulletin No. 31 (Rosenau et al.,
1977). All discharge rates are measured in ft3/s.

 February 12, 1931 112
 February 7, 1933 124
 April 13, 1935 162
 October 15, 1935 74.5
 December 3, 1935 131
 April 2, 1946 101