Wekiva River (Gulf Hammock, Levy County)
The Wekiva River is a major tributary of the Waccasassa River that originates at Wekiva Spring in Levy County, Florida.
From Wekiva
Spring the river meanders westward and then southward about 7 miles to where it flows into the Waccasassa River.
It is fed along the way by Mule Creek and the Little Wekiva River.
Wekiva Spring is located at Lat. 29 ° 16' 49.49" N, Long. 82 ° 39' 21.90" W. Discharge at the spring head on July 30, 1997 was 26.28 ft3/ sec.
The river is centrally located in the area between the Withlacoochee and Suwannee Rivers that is often referred to as the Gulf Hammock.
In 1877 Christopher Wingate and his wife Emma Wingate built the Gulf Hammock Hotel on land lying between the Wekiva and Little Wekiva Rivers.
The hotel welcomed hunters, fishermen, and travelers from all over the world until 1905.
One of the regular guests there was the American landscape painter Hermann Ottomar Herzog, who visited from about 1893 to 1905.
Herzog painted over one hundred paintings in the Gulf Hammock area, including at least seven with the name" Wekiva" in the title.
Beginning about 1908 many areas accessible via the Wekiva and Waccasassa River area were logged for cypress.
The trees were floated down to Burns Landing on the Waccasassa, then rafted downstream to the Gulf of Mexico and up the coast to a sawmill at Lukens, near Cedar Key, Florida.
School Board of Levy County
District School Board of Levy County or the School Board of Levy County( SBLC) is a school district headquartered in Bronson, Florida.
It serves Levy County.
Jeffery Edison serves as Superintendent.
Little Wekiva River
The Little Wekiva River is a stream in Greater Orlando area of Florida in the United States.
The long, northward flowing stream is a tributary of the Wekiva River, which later joins the St. Johns River, the longest river in the state of Florida.
The Little Wekiva drainage basin is about located in the urbanized area north and west of Downtown Orlando ..
Gulf Hammock
Gulf Hammock may refer to:
Gulf Hammock (wetlands)
Gulf Hammock is a wetlands area in the southern end of Levy County, Florida.
It extends along the Gulf of Mexico coast from Cedar Key to the Withlacoochee River, and reaches several miles inland.
Gulf Hammock includes the largest expanse of hydric hammock in Florida.
The area is mostly uninhabited, with the area closest to the Gulf coast in a state park, and the inland areas primarily used for logging and hunting.
Bronson, Florida
Bronson is a town in Levy County, Florida, United States.
The population was 1,113 at the 2010 census.
It is the county seat of Levy County.
Gulf Hammock, Florida
Gulf Hammock is an unincorporated community in Levy County, Florida, United States.
It is near the edge of, and named for, the large wetlands area known as Gulf Hammock.
It is home to the Waccasassa Fishing Club and is located on US 19- 98 and County Road 326, approximately southeast of Otter Creek.
The town is the name for the Gulf Hammock Wildlife Management Area.
Wekiva River
The Wekiva River( sometimes spelled Wekiwa, a Creek word meaning" spring of water") is a river in Central Florida, north of Orlando in the United States.
It originates in Apopka and joins the St. Johns River, the longest river in the state, in DeBary.
The Wekiva River system includes the main stem joined by three main tributaries- Rock Springs Run, Blackwater Creek, and the Little Wekiva River- and about 30 contributing groundwater springs.
It is designated as a Florida State Canoe Trail, an Outstanding Florida Water, and an Aquatic Preserve by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
The Wekiva River system is also one of the two rivers in Florida federally designated as a National Wild and Scenic River for its scenery, recreation, geology, and diverse habitats.
Wekiwa is the Creek- Seminole word for a spring, but contrary to popular belief that Wekiva means" flowing water", it was actually an alternate spelling used by developers.
The pronunciation of a soft -w, sometimes perceived as a v or b, resulted in cartographers mislabeling maps in later years.
The maps drawn in 1838 and 1849 were spelled Wekiwa.
Flaz
The Flaz is a river in the Swiss region of Engadin.
The Flaz starts at the confluence of Bernina with Roseg; after that Flaz flows in the territory of Pontresina and Samaden where its waters reaches the Inn.
Waccasassa River
The Waccasassa River is a small, isolated river in Levy County, Florida, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
The river is long, and has a drainage basin of.
Its tributaries include the Wekiva River.
Three- quarters of the river is accessible only by canoe or kayak.
The Waccasassa is one of the most undeveloped rivers in Florida.
For most of its length it is surrounded by state owned or paper company owned land.
Paper companies are generally required to leave an unharvested border along navigatible waterways.
The mouth is protected by the Waccasassa Bay State Preserve Park.

Question: Are Wekiva River (Gulf Hammock, Levy County) and Flaz both located in the same country?
Answer: no