Accessible by boat, Treehouse Spring is a 1st magnitude spring contributing a considerable volume of water to the newly emerged river. This 32′ deep resurgent spring is fed by two boils: the first connects to the Santa Fe River Rise cave system and the second is a resurgence of the Hornsby Spring Run through an upstream swallet. Treehouse Springs, Florida Spring Institute, 2024
Treehouse is on the right-hand side when paddling up from the 441 bridge. The image below is a panoramic view of the bowl-like formation that extends onto the Alachua County side of the river.
Identified by Florida Statute as an Outstanding Florida Spring OFS. The Hornsby Springshed is currently impaired for it’s elevated nitrate levels and in ‘recovery’ for it’s reduced flow. The Springshed includes six springs : River Rise, Treehouse Spring, Col428981, Darby Spring, Hornsby Spring , and Columbia Springs.
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