List of waterways worthy of special protection in Florida, United States
Outstanding Florida Waters are rivers, lakes and other water features designated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under authority of Section 403.061 (27), Florida Statutes as "worthy of special protection because of their natural attributes." Outstanding Florida Waters have special restrictions on any new activities that would lower water quality or otherwise degrade the body of water.
The Outstanding Florida Water designation has been applied to all bodies of water in national parks, national wildlife refuges, national seashores, national preserves, national marine sanctuaries and estuarine research reserves, state parks and recreation areas, state preserves and reserves, state ornamental gardens and botanical sites, environmentally endangered lands programs, conservation and recreation lands programs, Save Our Coast program acquisitions, state aquatic preserves, scenic and wild rivers (both national and state), and certain waters in national forests. The DEP has also designated these 'special' Outstanding Florida Waters:
Apalachicola River
Aucilla River
Blackwater River
Butler Chain of Lakes
Chassahowitzka River System
Chipola River
Choctawhatchee River
Clermont Chain of lakes
Crooked Lake
Crystal River
Econlockhatchee River System
Estero Bay tributaries
Florida Keys
Hillsborough River
Homosassa River System
Kingsley Lake and Black Creek (North Fork)
Lake Disston
Lake Powell
Lemon Bay estuarine system
Little Manatee River
Lochloosa Lake
Myakka River (lower part)
Ochlockonee River
Ocklawaha River
Orange Lake, River Styx, and Cross Creek
Perdido River
Rainbow River
St. Marks River
Santa Fe River system
Sarasota Bay estuarine system
Shoal River
Silver River
Spruce Creek
Suwannee River
Tomoka River
Wacissa River
Wakulla River
Weekiwachee riverine system
Wekiva River
Wiggins Pass estuarine system
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