Tomoka River

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Tomoka River
Tomoka River in Ormond Beach
Country United States
State Florida
Counties Volusia
District SJRWMD
Tributaries
 - left Little Tomoka River
Source Tomoka Farms
 - location Daytona Beach, Florida
 - coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Mouth Halifax River
 - location Ormond Beach, Florida
 - coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Length 20 mi (32 km)
Basin 110 sq mi (285 km2)
Halifax River watershed

The Tomoka River is a north-flowing river in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It drains an area of about 110 square miles (280 km2)[1] and has a length of 19.6 miles (31.5 km).[2]

Geography

The Tomoka rises in the forests of Volusia County between Port Orange and Daytona Beach at an elevation of 23 feet (7.0 m). The river then flows north-northeast, passing through the cities of Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach until it empties into the Halifax River. Near its mouth the river passes through the Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve and Tomoka State Park. It also runs next to the Ormond Beach Municipal Airport and Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park.

Manatee sanctuary

The river and several of its tributaries (Strickland, Thompson and Dodson Creek) are designated as a manatee sanctuary. Other threatened species that inhabit the river basin include the wood stork and Atlantic salt marsh snake. The bald eagle can also be found in and around the river basin.

Paddling trail

There is a 13 miles (21 km) long designated paddling trail from the Riverbend Nature Park to the Tomoka State Park. This trail is unusual as it actually leads 4 miles (6.4 km) upstream from the put-in point, until the river becomes too narrow to continue, then turns around to continue 8 miles (13 km) to the end. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection recommends this paddling trail for beginners.[3]

List of crossings

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Crossing Carries Image Location Coordinates
Headwaters Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
private road Daytona Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
private road Daytona Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
790103/790104 I-4.svg Interstate 4 Daytona Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
790021/790097 US 92.svg US 92
International Speedway Boulevard		 Daytona Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
power line maintenance road Holly Hill Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
11th Street Bridge
794038		 25px CR 4019
LPGA Boulevard		 Holly Hill Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
790027/790163 Florida 40.svg SR 40
Granada Boulevard		 Ormond Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Confluence with Little Tomoka River Ormond Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
790077/790078 I-95.svg Interstate 95 Ormond Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Island Ormond Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
rail bridge FEC Ormond Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
790185/790186 US 1.svg US 1
Yonge Street		 Ormond Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
794016 Old Dixie Highway Ormond Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Mouth Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 18, 2011
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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