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2015 Map of Manatee Springs

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Manatee Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Manatee Springs flows into the Suwannee River on the western edge of this Levy County landscape, where the river serves as the natural boundary with Dixie County. The interior terrain is characterized by a high density of karst features and wetlands, ranging from the open Piney Prairie to numerous depressions such as Cook Sink and Willow Sink. This hydrology is typical of the Florida aquifer's surface expressions, where ponds like Drummond Pond and Sand Pond dot the limestone-heavy topography.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by rural burial grounds such as Antioch Cem and Hardee Cem, situated among a grid of numbered roads. Aviation history is represented by the Manatee Springs Airport in the northwest, serving as a landmark near the river's edge. The land is divided into clear sections, reflecting the Public Land Survey System structure that organized this part of north-central Florida.