List of state parks CLOSED due to flooding

[cyberfed]

FYI....

TALLAHASSEE Eleven of the Florida Department of Environmental ProtectionÃÔ State Parks located in north Florida are experiencing partial closures today after severe weather recently caused flooding. These are temporary closures and services will resume once conditions allow.

State Park closures include:

Holton River Camp
C/o Suwannee River State Park
3631 201st Path
Live Oak, Florida 32060
*Closed until further notice.

Dowling River Camp
C/o Suwannee River State Park
3631 201st Path
Live Oak, Florida 32060
*Closed until further notice.

Madison Blue Springs State Park
8300 N.E. State Road 6
Lee, Florida 32059
*Closed until further notice.

Peacock Springs State Park
12087 SW US Highway 27
Ft. White, Florida 32038
*Closed to swimming and diving. The park remains open for day use visitors.

Lafayette Blue Springs State Park
799 N.W. Blue Spring Road
Mayo, Florida 32066
*Campground and swimming closed for visitors until further notice. The park remains open for day use visitors.

Suwannee River State Park
3631 201st Path
Live Oak, Florida 32060
*Campground and cabins are closed to visitors until further notice. The park remains open for day use visitors.

Troy Springs State Park
674 N.E. Troy Springs Road
Branford, Florida 32008
*Closed to swimming and diving until further notice. The park remains open for day use visitors.

Fanning Springs State Park
18020 N.W. Highway 19
Fanning Springs, Florida 32693
*Closed to swimming until further notice. The park remains open for day use visitors.

Florida Caverns State Park
3345 Caverns Road
Marianna, Florida 32246
*Campground, cave tours and the Blue Hole use area are closed until further notice. The visitor center and hickory picnic areas are open for day use visitors.

Blackwater River State Park
7720 Deaton Bridge Road
Holt, Florida 32564
*Campground is closed to visitorsÍÂnticipated to re-open midweek. The park remains open for day use visitors.

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park
7525 W. Scenic Highway 30A
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459
*Topsail Road day use area is closed to ÍÂnticipated to re-open midweek. The rest of the park remains open for day use visitors.

 

[jeandiver]

And of course , this is WHY they are closed:

Flood Warning

WGUS42 KTAE 072044
FLWTAE
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
444 PM EDT TUE APR 07 2009

...DANGEROUS FLOOD FORECAST ON THE SUWANNEE...WITHLACOOCHEE AND ALAPAHA RIVERS
INCLUDING THE SANTA FE RIVER...

...THIS COMPARES WITH THE 1973 AND ALL TIME 1948 RECORD FLOODS...

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA...

ALAPAHA RIVER FROM NEAR JENNINGS TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER AFFECTING HAMILTON COUNTY
WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AT PINETTA AFFECTING...MADISON AND HAMILTON COUNTIES
SUWANNEE RIVER AT ELLAVILLE AFFECTING HAMILTON...MADISON AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES
SUWANNEE RIVER NEAR DOWLING PARK AFFECTING LAFAYETTE...MADISON AND SUWANNEE
COUNTIES
SUWANNEE RIVER AT BRANFORD AFFECTING LAFAYETTE AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES
SANTA FE RIVER NEAR HOLLINGSWORTH BLUFF...THREE RIVERS ESTATES AND FORT WHITE.
SUWANNEE RIVER REACHES INCLUDING ROCK BLUFF...LURAVILLE AND OLD TOWN
SUWANNEE RIVER NEAR WILCOX AFFECTING DIXIE AND LEVY COUNTIES
SUWANNEE RIVER NEAR MANATEE SPRINGS AFFECTING DIXIE AND LEVY COUNTIES
SUWANNEE RIVER AT FOWLERS BLUFF AFFECTING DIXIE AND LEVY COUNTIES

...SEE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS FROM THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE FOR
ALAPHA RIVER AND SANTA FE RIVER REACHES...AND THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN
RUSKIN FOR LEVY COUNTY CREEKS AND STREAMS AFFECTED BY THE LOWER SUWANNEE.

...MASSIVE FLOOD MOVING DOWN RIVER FROM GEORGIA ON THE ALAPAHA AND WITHLACOOCHEE
RIVERS INTO THE SUWANNEE RIVER NEAR ELLAVILLE. RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL IN GEORGIA
HAS ALREADY GENERATED RECORD FLOODS AT PINETTA FLORIDA ON THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER
AND AT STATENVILLE GEORGIA ON THE ALAPAHA RIVER.

...THIS IS A HISTORIC FLOOD. ALL INTERESTS ON THESE RIVERS SHOULD BEGIN
TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. AT THESE LEVELS...THESE RIVERS
MAY UNEXPECTEDLY TAKE ROUTES OVERLAND CUTTING OFF ROADS AND COULD GENERATE LIFE
THREATENING FLOODING WITH LITTLE NOTICE.

...MAJOR INTERSTATE ROUTES SUCH AS I-10...US 90 AND MANY COUNTY AND STATE
ROADS COULD BE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE CLOSURE IN THE COMING WEEK DUE TO
RISING WATERS.

...MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE SUWANNEE VALLEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO DIAL 511
OR VISIT WWW.FL511.COM FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION REGARDING ROAD CLOSURES AND DETOURS.

SAFETY MESSAGE...ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD
WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.