United States » Ginnie Springs - Little Devil's |
Overview | Location & Specifics | Conditions | Resources | Nearby Systems |
Portions of the following information were taken from Florida Geological Survey Bulletin 66.
From High Springs, drive south on U.S. 27/41 about 1.0 mile (1.6 km). Turn west (right) onto State Road 340 (Poe Springs Road) and drive about 6.6 miles and then turn north (right) onto a graded road at the sign for Ginnie Springs. Follow the road another mile to the entrance. Little Devil Spring is upstream of Ginnie Spring.
Description - Little Devil Spring issues into an oval-shaped pool that measures 65 ft north to south and 30 ft east to west. The vent is a limestone fissure in the center of the pool 21 ft deep. The spring water is clear blue and there is little aquatic vegetation. The spring run is 20 ft wide and 8 ft deep with aquatic vegetation on both sides. The run flows northeast 225 ft, passing Devil’s Eye and Devil’s Ear Springs before entering the Santa Fe River from the south. The spring pool, which is ringed by grass and cypress trees, is used for swimming, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Picnic facilities and a gravel parking lot are adjacent to the spring pool to the west and southwest. The spring is located within Ginnie Springs Outdoors, a private campground and outdoor recreation concession.
From High Springs, drive south on U.S. 27/41 about 1.0 mile (1.6 km). Turn west (right) onto State Road 340 (Poe Springs Road) and drive about 6.6 miles and then turn north (right) onto a graded road at the sign for Ginnie Springs. Follow the road another mile to the entrance. Little Devil Spring is upstream of Ginnie Spring.
Description - Little Devil Spring issues into an oval-shaped pool that measures 65 ft north to south and 30 ft east to west. The vent is a limestone fissure in the center of the pool 21 ft deep. The spring water is clear blue and there is little aquatic vegetation. The spring run is 20 ft wide and 8 ft deep with aquatic vegetation on both sides. The run flows northeast 225 ft, passing Devil’s Eye and Devil’s Ear Springs before entering the Santa Fe River from the south. The spring pool, which is ringed by grass and cypress trees, is used for swimming, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Picnic facilities and a gravel parking lot are adjacent to the spring pool to the west and southwest. The spring is located within Ginnie Springs Outdoors, a private campground and outdoor recreation concession.
Date | Submitter | Visbility | Remarks |
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7/1/2011 | Jason | 100 | Vis in the fissure is heavily dependent on traffic above. The cave is still pumping, but the opening has becoming very constricted. Digging is probably required at this point to gain access. Cave entrance it at the upstream end of the fissure, and the map can generally be found on Ginnie Springs - Devil's Ear maps. |
Description | Type | Date | Author | Remarks |
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System | Depth | Cave | Cavern | OW | Last Report | Distance (mi) |
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Ginnie Springs - Devil's Ear / Eye | 173 | True | True | True | 9/1/2024 | 0 |
Sunbeam Spring | 80 | True | False | False | 10/15/2022 | 7.8 |
Syphon Creek - Myrtle's Fissure | 95 | True | False | False | 2/29/2020 | 2.7 |
Treehouse Spring | 65 | True | False | False | 9/1/2019 | 5.8 |
Gator Hole Spring | 115 | True | False | False | 6/7/2019 | 4 |
Gator Hole Sink | 115 | True | False | False | 5/18/2019 | 4.1 |
Ginnie Springs - Ginnie Spring | 60 | False | True | True | 9/25/2018 | 0.2 |
Jess's Hole | True | False | False | 7/4/2017 | 3.8 | |
Wilson Spring | True | False | False | 7/18/2015 | 5.8 | |
Ginnie Springs - Dogwood Spring | 43 | True | False | False | 9/7/2014 | 0.5 |
Syphon Creek - Resurgence | True | False | False | 6/23/2011 | 2.6 | |
Vampire Sink | True | False | False | 11/21/2010 | 5.7 | |
Whippoorwill Sink | False | False | False | 1/31/2010 | 7.2 | |
Darby Spring | True | False | False | 4/7/2009 | 5.6 | |
Old Bellamy - Sweetwater Lake | 150 | True | True | False | 9/15/2007 | 7.9 |
Old Bellamy - Alligator Sink | 160 | True | False | False | 8.4 | |
Hornsby Spring | 190 | True | True | False | 6.3 | |
Old Bellamy - Pfc | 150 | True | False | False | 10.7 | |
Old Bellamy - Pfv | 150 | True | False | False | 10.6 | |
Syphon Creek - Track One | True | False | False | 2.5 | ||
Old Bellamy - Two Hole Sink | 160 | True | False | False | 8.5 | |
Syphon Creek - Big Awesome | 110 | True | False | False | 1.9 | |
Old Bellamy - Mae Callie Pond | 160 | True | False | False | 8.8 | |
Old Bellamy - Bee Tree Sink | 160 | True | False | False | 8.7 | |
Old Bellamy - Big Blue Sink | 160 | True | False | False | 8.6 | |
Syphon Creek - Swallow Hole | 188 | True | False | False | 2.3 | |
Sawdust Spring | True | False | False | 0.5 | ||
Syphon Creek - Lil' Awesome | 80 | True | False | False | 2.1 | |
Sante Fe River Rise | 150 | True | True | False | 6.9 |