Best Freshwater Spring
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A first-magnitude spring on the St. Johns River in Volusia County, Florida, serving as the largest documented winter aggregation site for West Indian manatees on the river.
One of the world's largest and deepest freshwater springs, in Wakulla County, Florida, where archaeological dives have recovered mastodon and other prehistoric animal bones.
One of the largest artesian spring systems in the world, in Marion County, Florida, historically famous for glass-bottom boat tours that began in the late 19th century.
An underground spring in Williston, Florida, enclosed within a collapsed limestone sinkhole and prized as a scuba dive site where prehistoric fossils have been found in the sediment.
A first-magnitude spring in the Ocala National Forest, Florida, maintaining a near-constant temperature of 68°F year-round, popular for swimming, snorkeling, and kayaking.
A first-magnitude freshwater spring in Levy County, Florida, discharging into the Suwannee River and providing a warm-water winter refuge for West Indian manatees.
A circular artesian spring in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, approximately 80 feet in diameter with vivid turquoise water at a constant 61°F, making it a popular freshwater scuba diving site.
A cluster of seven springs in Gilchrist County, Florida, renowned as one of the premier cave-diving destinations in the United States with extensive submerged passages.
Natural freshwater springs near Hyam Beach in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, known for pristine water quality within a protected coastal environment.
A first-magnitude artesian spring in Madison County, Florida, connected to an extensive underwater cave system and protected as part of a Florida State Park.
A limestone spring in Walton County, Florida, discharging into the Choctawhatchee River drainage and popular for swimming and recreational cave diving.
A commercial spring and dive facility in Holmes County, Florida, featuring an underwater cave system and one of the state's most accessible cave-diving training sites.
A large spring in Columbia County, Florida, connected via underwater passage to the Peacock Springs system and noted for its strong flow and exceptional water clarity.
