Gemini Springs
Volusia County’s Gemini Springs is a designated Outstanding Florida Spring in the St. Johns River Water Management District. This second magnitude spring system consists of two elongated spring pools which flow into an impounded reservoir and then eastward 1.5 miles into Lake Monroe. The lower of the two pools is periodically inundated by the reservoir. The springs are situated in Gemini Springs Park, a 212-acre preserve with trails for hiking and biking, a dog park, campsites, and a fishing dock. Swimming is not permitted in the park, due to water quality concerns.
In 2016, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act.
Gemini Springs is currently one of the twenty four Outstanding Florida Springs or Springs Groups that is considered “impaired”.
Historic images
The following images were provided courtesy of the State Archives of Florida. This incredible photographic library provides a window into the historic spring landscape, documenting changing spring and surface water levels, as well as human use and development in this special location.
Science Hub
This is the location for access to data related to this spring. Below, you will find links to reports, data, as well as maps and information from the Florida Springs Institute’s Blue Water Audit project about this particular spring or spring group.
The Blue Water Audit is a tool developed by the Florida Springs Institute to estimate and visualize the impact of human activities on the Floridan Aquifer. Using existing data from a variety of sources, the Blue Water Audit estimates nitrogen loading and groundwater withdrawals for the Florida Springs Region. These estimates are used to assign Aquifer Footprints – a Floridan Aquifer Nitrogen Footprint (water quality) and a Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Footprint (water quantity). Below are maps of the Blue Water Audit Floridan Aquifer Nitrogen footprint for the Gemini Springs springshed within the St. Johns River Water Management District, as well as a map of the land use within the Gemini Springs springshed. To find out more about the Blue Water Audit project and to learn how this tool was developed, visit Blue Water Audit.
DATA AND REPORTS
The Interactive Florida Springs Atlas was produced with generous support from the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida. The Community Foundation of North Central Florida supported this project through generous support for our Blue Water Audit project.
