The Rainbow River

Hidden beneath Florida's lush green forests, rolling farmlands and urban landscapes is one of the world's most productive aquifers. The thick, limestone Floridan aquifer runs the length of the entire state beneath several hundred feet of sediment. It serves as the state's principal water supply and is the lifeblood of Florida agriculture.
The Floridan aquifer system is one of the most productive aquifers in the world. It underlies an area of about 100,000 square miles in southern Alabama, southeastern Georgia, southern South Carolina, and all of Florida and provides water for several large cities, including Savannah and Brunswick in Georgia; and Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Orlando, and St. Petersburg in Florida. In addition, the aquifer system provides water for hundreds of thousands of people in smaller communities and rural areas.

The Rainbow River, is fed from numerous spring vents that issue from the The Big Blue, as the Aquifer is known locally, at an average of 500 million gallons of pure crystalline water every day, at an all round temperature of 72 degrees. Archaeological evidence indicates that people have been using the river for nearly 10,000 years.

I must take a moment to thank all of you who commented, favoured and rated my butterflies yesterday. I was very excited to make the first page of the ratings, only the second time I have achieved this. I would have become quite big-headed, had not our pal the low-baller swung by again, and put me firmly back in my place. So, thank you, whoever you are, for keeping my feet on the ground!