Wakulla River

The Wakulla River is a ten-mile long river in Wakulla County, Florida. It carries the outflow from Wakulla Springs, site of the Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, to the St. Marks River.

The river, due to its clear, clean water, was once used to film underwater scenes during north Florida's cinema boom. Movies fimed in Wakulla Springs and River include several Tarzan movies starring Johnny Weissmuller and Creature from the Black Lagoon. [ [http://www.wakullacounty.org/wakulla-30.htm Wakulla County: Wakulla Springs] Retrieved June 28, 2007]

Etymology

who are Muskhogean in their origin and language.

Since Wakulla was probably a Timucuan word, it is unlikely that its meaning will ever be known. It may contain the word "kala" which signified a "spring of water" in some Indian dialects. [cite book|last=Simpson|first=J. Clarence|editor=Mark F. Boyd|title=Florida Place-Names of Indian Derivation|publisher=Florida Geological Survey|year=1956|location=Tallahassee, Florida]

List of crossings

References

*Marth, Del and Marty Marth, eds. 1990. "The Rivers of Florida". Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN 0-910923-70-1. P. 96.