East River (Florida)

For the other East River in Florida, see East Bay River.

East River
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Wakulla


Source
- coordinates	30°11′57″N 84°6′42″W / 30.19917°N 84.11167°W / 30.19917; -84.11167
Mouth	St. Marks River
- coordinates	30°5′19″N 84°10′44″W / 30.08861°N 84.17889°W / 30.08861; -84.17889Coordinates: 30°5′19″N 84°10′44″W / 30.08861°N 84.17889°W / 30.08861; -84.17889

The East River is a 10-mile-long (16 km)^[1] river entirely within Wakulla County, Florida, draining part of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge into the St. Marks River.

A dam within the refuge, crossed by the Florida Trail, creates the 245-acre (99 ha)^[2] impoundment known as the East River Pool, with a boat ramp allowing access by canoes and small boats. Oyster bars are abundant around the mouth of the river.^[3]

During the early 19th century, salt works were established along the East River, and were destroyed by a tropical storm in June 1863.^[4] Later during the American Civil War, a small skirmsh was fought between Union and Confederate troops along the East River on March 3–5, 1865, resulting in the capture of the East River Bridge by Union forces prior to the Battle of Natural Bridge.

List of crossings

Crossing	Carries	Coordinates
Headwaters		30°10′11″N 84°8′3″W / 30.16972°N 84.13417°W / 30.16972; -84.13417
East River Bridge	CR 59 Lighthouse Road	30°8′43″N 84°8′27″W / 30.14528°N 84.14083°W / 30.14528; -84.14083
	Florida Trail	30°7′37″N 84°8′59″W / 30.12694°N 84.14972°W / 30.12694; -84.14972
Mouth (St. Marks River)		30°05′19″N 84°10′44″W / 30.08861°N 84.17889°W / 30.08861; -84.17889

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 18, 2011
↑ St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, January 2006
↑ Williams, Leslee A., Peter W. Mason and Joseph M. Faircloth. An assessment of water quality in coastal Wakulla County, Florida, based on total and fecal coliform bacteria July 1 1980-February 1 1981, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Biological Section, Bureau of Water Analysis, March 1981
↑ Howard, Frank. Wakulla County, Florida: Some Civil War Action, 1993

Significant waterways of Florida

Larger rivers	Alapaha Apalachicola Aucilla Blackwater Caloosahatchee Chattahoochee Chipola Choctawhatchee Econlockhatchee Escambia Hillsborough Indian River Kissimmee Myakka Ochlockonee Ocklawaha Pea Peace Perdido Santa Fe St. Johns St. Marys Suwannee Withlacoochee (North) Withlacoochee (South) Yellow

Lakes	Apopka Crescent Blue Cypress East Tohopekaliga George Harney Harris Iamonia Istokpoga Jackson Jesup Kissimmee Miccosukee Monroe Okeechobee Poinsett Rodman Rousseau Seminole Talquin Tohopekaliga Tsala Apopka Washington Weir

Smaller rivers	Alafia Alapahoochee Anclote Banana River Braden Carrabelle Chassahowitzka Crooked Crystal Dead East East Bay Eau Gallie Econfina Estero Homosassa Hontoon Dead Ichetucknee Imperial Little (Biscayne Bay) Little (Ochlockonee) Little Econlockhatchee Little Manatee Little Wekiva Loxahatchee Manatee Matanzas Miami Mosquito Lagoon New (Broward) New (Carabelle) New (Santa Fe) Oleta Orange Pithlachascotee Rainbow Ribault Shark Silver Sopchoppy St. Lucie St. Marks St. Sebastian Steinhatchee Tomoka Trout Waccasassa Wacissa Wakulla Weeki Wachee Wekiva

Creeks and streams	Billy Black Blackwater (Hillsborough) Blackwater (Lake) Crane Cross Econfina Fisheating Myakkahatchee Orange Pottsburg Shingle Snapper Turkey

Canals	Canaveral Barge Canal Cross Florida Barge Canal Haulover Canal Hillsboro Canal Miami Canal Mud Lake Canal St. Johns-Indian River Barge Canal Tamiami Canal Tampa Bypass Canal

See also	Coastal waters of Florida Everglades Intracoastal Waterway Indian River Lagoon List of Florida rivers List of major springs in Florida Okeechobee Waterway Outstanding Florida Waters

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