24x36 oil painting on stretched canvas, Framed
I went air boating along the St, Johns River in Florida on Cindy J's Air boat, this is what I saw.
Artist: Painter Lyn
As the sun rises over the saw grass marshes that mark the starting point of the St. Johns River, it slices through the mist that defines mornings in swampy central Florida. The rain that fell here overnight may evaporate in the afternoon, it may be used for irrigation, or it may wind its way along the length of the 310 miles of the St. Johns River and flow into the Atlantic Ocean.
Downstream, the St. Johns will declare itself a mighty river, but here in Indian River and Brevard counties, there are few defined banks and boundaries. Waterfowl, wading birds, river otters and shore birds inhabit the maze of tributaries and sloughs.
This portion of the river is fed mostly by rainfall, with the help of a few springs. The molecules of hydrogen and oxygen that mix in these shallow waters flow north — unlike many North American rivers — and begin a long, slow journey to the ocean.
The St. Johns River is commonly divided into three drainage basins. Basins, also called watersheds, are land areas that drain into a water body. Because the St. Johns River flows north, the upper basin is the area to the south. The middle basin is the area in east-central Florida where the river widens. The lower basin is the area in northeast Florida from Putnam County to the river’s mouth in Duval County, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
The water travels this path slowly. The river’s total drop from beginning to end is less than 30 feet, or about one inch per mile, making it one of the "laziest" rivers in the world.
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