The 110 mile long Ocklawaha River flows north from Central Florida until it joins the St. Johns River near Palatka, Florida. The river was used extensively for steamboat transportation in the 1800s and early 1900s. It has suffered severe ecological damage from fertilizer runoff, dredging, pollution and rerouting. The river narrowly escaped becoming part of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. The river is a great place to canoe, kayak and fish. Portions of the river remain mostly undisturbed by man. Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. ... St. ... Map Political Statistics County Putnam County Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 19. ... One of the two completed sections of the Barge Canal, looking west from the SR 19 bridge south of Palatka. ...

See also

• List of Florida rivers