Juniper Springs Pool and old mill house
The springs, in a semitropical wooded setting, form an oblong pool, elongate east, 135 ft long and 80 ft wide. The springs are the headwaters of Juniper Creek, which meanders to Lake George in the St. Johns River basin, about 10 mi NE. The pool is enclosed by a rock and concrete retaining wall in which is a controlled outlet at the northeast edge of the pool. The bottom of the pool is mostly sandy. From the pool, water flows east through a short flume that provides a head drop of about 5 ft to turn an undershot water wheel. At one time the water wheel operated an electric generator that produced power for the buildings and grounds of the Juniper Springs Recreational Area. Although the wheel is still turned by the flow from the spring pool, the small rustic plant building to which the wheel is attached has been converted to a visitors center for the recreational area. The spring water is clean and clear and its dissolved solids concentration is low compared with most Florida springs.
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Location: Juniper Springs, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Jim Kidd / Alamy / Afripics
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