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Saint Johns River Facts and Interesting Historical Information

The St. Johns River (Spanish: Río de San Juan) is the longest waterway in the U.S. condition of Florida and its most critical for business and recreational use. At 310 miles (500 km) long, it winds through or outskirts twelve provinces, three of which are the state's biggest. The drop in rise from headwaters to mouth is under 30 feet (9 m); like most Florida conduits, the St. Johns has a low stream rate 0.3 mph (0.13 m/s) and is regularly depicted as "lethargic". It is accepted to be one of only a handful couple of waterways that stream north, in spite of the fact that there are several the kind around the world. Various lakes are framed by the waterway or stream into it, however as a stream its largest point is about 3 miles (5 km) over. The tightest point is in the headwaters, an unnavigable bog in Indian River County. The St. Johns seepage bowl of 8,840 square miles (22,900 km2) incorporates some of Florida's real wetlands. It is isolated into three n