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, accessed April 21, 2011 north-flowing blackwater tributary of the

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. The Econ River flows through

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, Orange, and

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counties in

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, just east of the Orlando Metropolitan Area (east of State Road 417). It is a designated Outstanding Florida Waters.(2013-01-02)
"Econlockhatchee River"
Saint Johns River Water Management District. Retrieved on 2014-08-04. The origin of the river's name is not known definitively. In 1839 the spelling was recorded as “Econ-like Hatchee”. It is theorized that this represents a

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name meaning “earth-mound stream”, with “econ-like” coming from ''ēkvnv'' (/iːkaná/), ‘earth, land’, and ''like'' (/léyki/), ‘sitting’, plus ''hvcce'' (/háčči/), ‘stream’. The river flows north from its source, Lake Conlin, through the Econlockhatchee River Swamp (see below) south of State Road 528. Near the City of

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, the

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Little Econlockhatchee River joins, and the river turns east as it flows through the Little Big Econ State Forest. The Econlockhatchee joins the St. Johns River near Puzzle Lake. The river's

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ed for its entire length.

Econlockhatchee River Swamp

The upper course of the river is called the Econlockhatchee River Swamp. Located southeast of

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, the swamp is long, from Lake Conlin to State Road 528. South of State Road 532, the swamp is known as Cat Island Swamp, named after an island near County Road 500A. The river is at its widest (1.6 km) here, bordered by Lake Preston to the west. Seven miles downstream, the river's elevation is . The Disston Canal joins Lake Mary Jane and Lake Hart to the swamp. Turkey Creek Bay is an arm of the

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, through which the tributary Turkey Creek flows. North of Wewahootee Road, the Econlockhatchee River leaves the swamp and remains a free-flowing river for the rest of its journey to the

List of crossings

Gallery

River views

Image:Econ river 01.jpg Image:Econo River 04.jpg Image:Econo River 09.jpg Image:Econo River 10.jpg Image:Econo River 11.jpg

Fauna

Image:Econo River Aligatores.jpg, Young alligators along the river bank Image:Econo River 13.jpg, A Florida cooter sunning on top of a log Image:Alligator posing on the Econlockhatchee River (Central Florida).jpg

References

External links

Econlockhatchee River Paddling Trail
maps and information from the

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