The St. Johns River, at 310 miles (500 km), is the longest river in the U.S. state of
Florida. From the headwaters to the mouth, its drop in elevation is less than 30 feet (9 m) as it runs through or alongside twelve counties, creating a very low flow rate. The river's widest point is nearly 3 miles (5 km) across, and its narrowest point is in the headwaters, a marsh in
Indian River County. In all, 3.5 million people live within the various watersheds that feed into the river. The entire drainage basin of 8,840 square miles (22,900 km2) includes some of Florida's major wetlands. Residents along or near the St. Johns have included
Paleo-Indians,
Archaic people,
Timucua,
Mocama, French and Spanish settlers,
Seminoles,
Colonial-era pioneer settlers, slaves and freedmen. It has been the subject of
William Bartram's journals,
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' books, and
Harriet Beecher Stowe's letters. In 1998 the
Environmental Protection Agency named the river one of 14
American Heritage Rivers. (
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The St. Johns River, at 310 miles (500 km), is the longest river in the U.S. state of
Florida. From the headwaters to the mouth, its drop in elevation is less than 30 feet (9 m) as it runs through or alongside twelve counties, creating a very low flow rate. The river's widest point is nearly 3 miles (5 km) across, and its narrowest point is in the headwaters, a marsh in
Indian River County. In all, 3.5 million people live within the various watersheds that feed into the river. The entire drainage basin of 8,840 square miles (22,900 km2) includes some of Florida's major wetlands. Residents along or near the St. Johns have included
Paleo-Indians,
Archaic people,
Timucua,
Mocama, French and Spanish settlers,
Seminoles,
Colonial-era pioneer settlers, slaves and freedmen. It has been the subject of
William Bartram's journals,
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' books, and
Harriet Beecher Stowe's letters. In 1998 the
Environmental Protection Agency named the river one of 14
American Heritage Rivers. (
Full article...)
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
5,005,268 articles.
Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.