Lochloosa Creek

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Lochloosa Creek
Lochloosa Creek, April 2019
Location
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Alachua County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Saluda Swamp
• coordinates	29°39′56″N 82°09′35″W / 29.66556°N 82.15972°W / 29.66556; -82.15972
Mouth
• location	Lochloosa Lake
• coordinates	29°32′54″N 82°08′16″W / 29.54833°N 82.13778°W / 29.54833; -82.13778Coordinates: 29°32′54″N 82°08′16″W / 29.54833°N 82.13778°W / 29.54833; -82.13778
• elevation	56 ft (17 m)
Basin size	42.7 sq mi (111 km2)
Basin features
GNIS	285900

Lochloosa Creek is a stream that flows from north to south through eastern Alachua County, Florida.^[1] Its watershed composed of 42.7 square miles (111 km²) through natural and Silvicultural land use. It is the largest tributary to Lochloosa Lake. Lochloosa Creek is longest creek in Alachua County.

Headwaters[]

Forming from the Saluda Swamp, Lochloosa Creek begins as a small trickle of a stream that flows south. It flows through agricultural lands.

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