Underwater Abstract Beauty
by D Hackett
Title
Underwater Abstract Beauty
Artist
D Hackett
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
Underwater Abstract Beauty by D Hackett
This underwater picture was taken at Rainbow Springs State Park and features the fresh water bream and the bubbling springs that make the beautiful Rainbow River.
What are springs?
All of Florida is underlain by limestone which occurs at various depths beneath the surface and the underground aquifer rushes through these limestone caverns. Water that is underground acts like slow-motion streams, rivers, and lakes. Underground water moves slowly. The water is under pressure from all sides, and it must go around endless tiny corners and passageways in rock. A spring is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground. Thus, a spring is a site where the aquifer surface meets the ground surface. Florida has an estimated 1,000 springs -- the greatest concentration of springs on Earth.
Rainbow Springs State Park is a Florida State Park located on U.S. 41, three miles north of Dunnellon, Florida. It comprises 1,459.07 acres upland and 12.83 acres submerged. The most significant natural feature is the first magnitude headspring basin which produces up to 600,000,000 US gallons of fresh water per day, forming The Rainbow River. The looking glass waters of Rainbow Springs come from several vents, not one large bubbling spring. The river itself supports a wide variety of fish, wildlife, and plants, many within easy viewing by visitors. In total, the park contains 11 distinct natural communities, including sandhills, flatwoods, upland mixed forests, and hydric hammocks.
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October 12th, 2014
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