The incorporated town of St. Marks is located at the juncture of the Wakulla and St. Marks Rivers. To the north is the community of Newport. Between St. Marks and Newport is a small industrial area serviced by barge.
^ abcBoning, Charles R. 2007. Florida's Rivers. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN978-1-56164-400-1
Marth, Marty. 1990. St. Marks River. in Marth, Del and Marty Marth, eds. The Rivers of Florida. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN0-910923-70-1.
Emerging Waters: Springs of Northwest Florida
St. Marks River & Apalachee Bay Watershed
City Of Tallahassee Sam O. Purdom Generating Station
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marks, river, river, bend, region, florida, been, classified, florida, department, environmental, protection, outstanding, florida, water, easternmost, river, within, northwest, florida, water, management, district, viewed, from, highway, watershedlocationcoun. The St Marks River is a river in the Big Bend region of Florida It has been classified by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as an Outstanding Florida Water and is the easternmost river within the Northwest Florida Water Management District 1 St Marks RiverSt Marks River viewed from U S Highway 98 St Marks River watershedLocationCountryUnited StatesStateFloridaCountiesLeon Jefferson WakullaDistrictNWFWMDPhysical characteristicsSourceTallahassee Hills locationCapitola Florida coordinates30 28 40 N 84 06 01 W 30 47778 N 84 10028 W 30 47778 84 10028MouthApalachee Bay locationPort Leon Florida coordinates30 4 53 N 84 11 31 W 30 08139 N 84 19194 W 30 08139 84 19194Length36 mi 58 km Basin size1 150 sq mi 3 000 km2 Discharge average1 122 cu ft s 31 8 m3 s Discharge locationSt Marks River Rise average433 cu ft s 12 3 m3 s Basin featuresTributaries leftEast River rightLafayette Creek Wakulla RiverThe St Marks River begins in eastern Leon County Florida and flows 36 miles 58 km through Leon and Wakulla counties into Apalachee Bay an arm of the Gulf of Mexico It has a drainage basin of 1 150 square miles 3 000 km2 1 in size It has one significant tributary the Wakulla River A few miles south of its source the St Marks passes under a natural bridge at Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park and then disappears underground to become a subterranean river for about one half mile The river emerges at the St Marks River Rise a first magnitude spring with a discharge of 433cf s 1 to pass over a stretch of rocks forming rapids The incorporated town of St Marks is located at the juncture of the Wakulla and St Marks Rivers To the north is the community of Newport Between St Marks and Newport is a small industrial area serviced by barge The San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park and St Marks lighthouse are located near the mouth of the river while the City of Tallahassee s Sam O Purdom Generating Plant is located on the river in St Marks List of crossings EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Crossing Carries Image Location CoordinatesHeadwaters 30 28 40 N 84 06 01 W 30 47778 N 84 10028 W 30 47778 84 10028Valentine Road Capitola 30 28 21 N 84 06 04 W 30 47250 N 84 10111 W 30 47250 84 10111CR 1568Buck Lake Road Capitola 30 27 49 N 84 06 25 W 30 46361 N 84 10694 W 30 46361 84 10694rail bridge CSX Transportation Capitola 30 26 39 N 84 06 12 W 30 44417 N 84 10333 W 30 44417 84 10333CR 1540Capitola Road Capitola 30 26 36 N 84 06 11 W 30 44333 N 84 10306 W 30 44333 84 10306Confluence with Lafayette Creek 30 25 40 N 84 06 17 W 30 42778 N 84 10472 W 30 42778 84 10472 nbsp US 27 nbsp Perry Highway Chaires Crossroads 30 25 15 N 84 06 05 W 30 42083 N 84 10139 W 30 42083 84 10139CR 259Tram Road Cody 30 21 43 N 84 03 39 W 30 36194 N 84 06083 W 30 36194 84 06083ford private road 30 19 42 N 84 05 21 W 30 32833 N 84 08917 W 30 32833 84 08917natural bridge CR 2192Natural Bridge Road Natural Bridge Battlefield State Park 30 17 03 N 84 09 02 W 30 28417 N 84 15056 W 30 28417 84 15056natural bridge 30 16 59 N 84 09 03 W 30 28306 N 84 15083 W 30 28306 84 15083George Nesmith Bridge nbsp US 98Coastal Highway Newport 30 11 56 N 84 10 41 W 30 19889 N 84 17806 W 30 19889 84 17806Confluence with Wakulla River St Marks 30 08 58 N 84 12 40 W 30 14944 N 84 21111 W 30 14944 84 21111Confluence with East River 30 05 19 N 84 10 44 W 30 08861 N 84 17889 W 30 08861 84 17889Mouth 30 04 53 N 84 11 31 W 30 08139 N 84 19194 W 30 08139 84 19194References Edit a b c Boning Charles R 2007 Florida s Rivers Sarasota Florida Pineapple Press Inc ISBN 978 1 56164 400 1 Marth Marty 1990 St Marks River in Marth Del and Marty Marth eds The Rivers of Florida Sarasota Florida Pineapple Press Inc ISBN 0 910923 70 1 protectingourwater org St Marks River Watershed Emerging Waters Springs of Northwest Florida St Marks River amp Apalachee Bay Watershed City Of Tallahassee Sam O Purdom Generating Station This article about a location in Jefferson County Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a location in Leon County Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a location in Wakulla County Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Marks River amp oldid 956021278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
