Tomoka River
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The Tomoka River is a north-flowing river in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It drains an area of about 150 square miles and is the longest river in Volusia County excluding the St. Johns River, with a length of 18 miles (30 killometers).
The Tomoka rises in the forests near Daytona Beach at an elevation of 23 feet. The river then flows north-northeast, passing through the cities Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach until it empties into the Halifax River. Near its mouth the river passes through the Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve and Tomoka State Park.
The river and several of its tributaries (Strickland, Thomson and Dodson Creek) are designated as a Manatee Sanctuary. Other rare species that inhabit the river basin include include the wood stork, bald eagle, and Atlantic salt marsh snake.
Seven bridges cross the river. They are:
Interstate 4- U.S. Route 92
- LPGA Boulevard
Florida State Road 40
Interstate 95
U.S. Route 1- Old Dixie Highway
[edit] See Also
Rivers: Apalachicola · Caloosahatchee · Kissimmee · Ochlockonee · Peace · St. Johns · Suwannee · Withlacoochee · Yellow
Lakes: Apopka · Blue Cypress · East Toho · George · Harris · Istokpoga · Jackson · Kissimmee · Miccosukee · Monroe · Okeechobee · Rodman · Rousseau · Seminole · Talquin · Toho · Tsala Apopka · Washington
Other Rivers: Alafia · Alapaha · Anclote · Aucilla · Blackwater · Chipola · Choctawhatchee · Econfina · Econlockhatchee · Escambia · Hillsborough · Ichetucknee · Little Manatee · Manatee · Miami · Myakka · Ocklawaha · Perdido · Pithlachascotee · Rainbow · St. Lucie · St. Marks · St. Marys · Santa Fe · Shark · Steinhatchee · Tomoka · Trout · Wakulla · Wekiva · Withlacoochee
Canals: Cross Florida Barge Canal · Hillsboro Canal · Miami Canal · Okeechobee Waterway · Tamiami Canal
See Also: Florida Everglades · Intracoastal Waterway · List of Florida rivers
