Florida West Indian Manatees breeding at Blue Springs State Park
The old Thursby plantation house is being maintained and has historical displays Blue Spring State Park is located west of Orange City Florida United States The park is a popular tourist destination available activities include canoeing SCUBA diving kayaking fishing camping hiking wildlife watching and swimming The spring is the largest on the St Johns River and serves as the winter home of many Florida manatees that come up the St Johns to bask in the relatively warm waters constant 72 Fahrenheit 21 Celsius of the springs Millions of gallons of clear water flow from the spring daily to join the St Johns River
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Location: Blue Springs State Park, Orange City, Florida
Photo credit: © Linda Sikes / Alamy / Afripics
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