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{{short description|River in Florida, United States of America}}
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The '''Tomoka River''' is a [[north]]-flowing [[river]] in [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. It drains an area of about {{convert|110|sqmi|km2}}<ref name="Boning">Boning, Charles R. 2007. ''Florida's Rivers''. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1-56164-400-1</ref> and is the longest river in Volusia County excluding the [[St. Johns River]], with a length of {{convert|16|mi|km}}.
The '''Tomoka River''' is a north-flowing [[river]] in [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. It drains an area of about {{convert|110|sqmi|km2}}<ref name="Boning">{{cite book|last=Boning |first=Charles R. |year=2008 |title=Florida's Rivers |publisher=Pineapple Press | isbn=978-1-56164-400-1 }}</ref> and has a length of {{convert|19.6|mi}}.<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 18, 2011</ref>


== Geography ==
The Tomoka rises in the forests near [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]] at an elevation of {{convert|23|ft|m}}. The river then flows north-northeast, passing through the cities [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]] and [[Ormond Beach, Florida|Ormond Beach]] until it empties into the [[Halifax River]]. Near its mouth the river passes through the [[Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve]] and [[Tomoka State Park]].
The Tomoka rises in the forests of [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]] between [[Port Orange, Florida|Port Orange]] and [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]] at an elevation of {{convert|23|ft|m}}. The river then flows north-northeast, passing through the cities of [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]] and [[Ormond Beach, Florida|Ormond Beach]] until it empties into the [[Halifax River]]. Near its mouth the river passes through the Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve and [[Tomoka State Park]]. It also runs next to the [[Ormond Beach Municipal Airport]] and [[Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park]].


===Manatee sanctuary===
The river and several of its tributaries (Strickland, Thomson and Dodson Creek) are designated as a [[Manatee]] Sanctuary. Other rare species that inhabit the river basin include include the [[wood stork]], [[bald eagle]], and [[Nerodia clarkii|Atlantic salt marsh snake]].
The river and several of its tributaries (Strickland, Thompson and Dodson Creek) are designated as a [[manatee]] sanctuary. Other [[threatened species]] that inhabit the river basin include the [[wood stork]] and [[Nerodia clarkii|Atlantic salt marsh snake]]. The [[bald eagle]] can also be found in and around the river basin.


===Paddling trail===
==List of crossings==
There is a {{convert|13|mi|km}} long designated paddling trail from the Riverbend Nature Park to the Tomoka State Park. This trail is unusual as it actually leads {{convert|4|mi|km}} upstream from the put-in point, until the river becomes too narrow to continue, then turns around to continue {{convert|8|mi|km}} to the end. The [[Florida Department of Environmental Protection]] recommends this paddling trail for beginners.<ref name="trail">{{cite web|title=Florida Designated Paddling Trails: Tomoka River|url=http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/designated_paddle/Tomoka_guide.pdf|publisher=Florida Department of Environmental Protection|access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref>

== List of crossings ==
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}

{| class=wikitable
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! Crossing
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|-
!colspan=4|Headwaters
!colspan=4|Headwaters
|{{Coord|29|08|12|N|81|04|47|W}}
| {{Coord|29|08|12|N|81|04|47|W}}
|-
|-
|
|
|private road
| private road
|
|
|[[Daytona Beach]]
| [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]]
|{{Coord|29|08|23|N|81|04|50|W}}
| {{Coord|29|08|23|N|81|04|50|W}}
|-
|-
|
|
|private road
| private road
|
|
|Daytona Beach
| Daytona Beach
|{{Coord|29|08|48|N|81|05|09|W}}
| {{Coord|29|08|48|N|81|05|09|W}}
|-
|-
|<small>790103/790104</small>
| <small>790103/790104</small>
|[[Image:I-4.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 4]]
| [[File:I-4.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 4]]
|
|
|Daytona Beach
| Daytona Beach
|{{Coord|29|09|02|N|81|05|14|W}}
| {{Coord|29|09|02|N|81|05|14|W}}
|-
|-
|<small>790021/790097</small>
| <small>790021/790097</small>
|[[Image:US 92.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 92|US 92]]<br />International Speedway Boulevard
| [[File:US 92.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 92|US 92]]<br />International Speedway Boulevard
|
|
|Daytona Beach
| Daytona Beach
|{{Coord|29|09|51|N|81|05|26|W}}
| {{Coord|29|09|51|N|81|05|26|W}}
|-
|-
|
|
|power line maintiance road
| power line maintenance road
|
|
|[[Holly Hill, Florida|Holly Hill]]
| [[Holly Hill, Florida|Holly Hill]]
|{{Coord|29|11|43|N|81|05|57|W}}
| {{Coord|29|11|43|N|81|05|57|W}}
|-
|-
|11th Street Bridge<br /><small>794038</small>
| 11th Street Bridge<br /><small>794038</small>
|[[Image:Volusia County Road 4019 FL.svg|25px]] [[County Road 4019 (Volusia County, Florida)|US 98]]<br />LPGA Boulevard
| [[File:Volusia County Road 4019 FL.svg|25px]] [[County Road 4019 (Volusia County, Florida)|CR 4019]]<br />LPGA Boulevard
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|Holly Hill
| Holly Hill
|{{Coord|29|13|02|N|81|06|35|W}}
| {{Coord|29|13|02|N|81|06|35|W}}
|-
|-
|<small>790027/790163</small>
| <small>790027/790163</small>
|[[Image:Florida 40.svg|20px]] [[Florida State Road 40|FL 40]]<br />Granada Boulevard
| [[File:Florida 40.svg|20px]] [[Florida State Road 40|SR 40]]<br />Granada Boulevard
|
|
|[[Ormond Beach]]
| [[Ormond Beach, Florida|Ormond Beach]]
|{{Coord|29|15|17|N|81|07|25|W}}
| {{Coord|29|15|17|N|81|07|25|W}}
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Confluence with [[Little Tomoka River]]
!colspan=2|Confluence with [[Little Tomoka River]]
|
|
|Ormond Beach
| Ormond Beach
|{{Coord|29|15|27|N|81|07|24|W}}
| {{Coord|29|15|27|N|81|07|24|W}}
|-
|-
|<small>790077/790078</small>
| <small>790077/790078</small>
|[[Image:I-95.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 95]]
| [[File:I-95.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95]]
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| Ormond Beach
|Flagler County/Volusia County Line
|{{Coord|29|15|46|N|81|07|05|W}}
| {{Coord|29|15|46|N|81|07|05|W}}
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Island
!colspan=2|Island
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|
|Ormond Beach
| Ormond Beach
|{{Coord|29|16|58|N|81|06|06|W}}
| {{Coord|29|16|58|N|81|06|06|W}}
|-
|-
|rail bridge
| rail bridge
|[[Florida East Coast Railway|FEC]]
| [[Florida East Coast Railway|FEC]]
|Flagler County
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| Ormond Beach
|{{Coord|29|18|16|N|81|05|45|W}}
| {{Coord|29|18|16|N|81|05|45|W}}
|-
|-
|<small>790185/790186</small>
| <small>790185/790186</small>
|[[Image:US 1.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 1|US 1]]<br />Yonge Street
| [[File:US 1.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|US 1]]<br />Yonge Street
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| Ormond Beach
|Flagler County/Volusia County Line
|{{Coord|29|18|19|N|81|05|39|W}}
| {{Coord|29|18|19|N|81|05|39|W}}
|-
|-
|<small>794016</small>
| <small>794016</small>
|Old Dixie Highway
| Old Dixie Highway
|
|
|Ormond Beach
| Ormond Beach
|{{Coord|29|20|32|N|81|05|11|W}}
| {{Coord|29|20|32|N|81|05|11|W}}
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Mouth
!colspan=4|Mouth
|{{Coord|29|21|38|N|81|05|28|W}}
| {{Coord|29|21|38|N|81|05|28|W}}
|-
|-
|}
|}


==See also==
== See also ==
{{Portal|Florida}}
{{Portal|Florida}}
*[[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]]
*[[Ormond Beach, Florida|Ormond Beach]]
*[[Tomoka State Park]]
*[[Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park]]


* [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
==References==
* [[Ormond Beach, Florida]]
* [[Tomoka State Park]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://floridastateparks.org/tomoka/ Tomoka State Park]
* [http://floridastateparks.org/tomoka/ Tomoka State Park]
* [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/tomoka/info.htm Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080206234922/http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/tomoka/info.htm Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve]
* [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/eastcentral/trails/tomoka.htm Tomoka River Canoe Trail]
* [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/eastcentral/trails/tomoka.htm Tomoka River Canoe Trail]
* [http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/upper_east_coast/ Florida's Upper East Coast Watershed - Florida DEP]
* [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160517001112/http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/upper_east_coast/ Florida DEP: Florida's Upper East Coast Watershed]


{{Rivers of Florida}}
{{Rivers of Florida}}



[[Category:Volusia County, Florida]]
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[[Category:Rivers of Florida]]
[[Category:Rivers of Florida]]
[[Category:Rivers of Volusia County, Florida]]
[[Category:Outstanding Florida Waters]]




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Latest revision as of 18:29, 31 January 2021

Tomoka River
Tomoka River in Ormond Beach
Halifax River watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesVolusia
DistrictSJRWMD
Physical characteristics
SourceTomoka Farms
 • locationDaytona Beach, Florida
 • coordinates29°08′12″N 81°04′47″W / 29.13667°N 81.07972°W / 29.13667; -81.07972
MouthHalifax River
 • location
Ormond Beach, Florida
 • coordinates
29°21′38″N 81°05′28″W / 29.36056°N 81.09111°W / 29.36056; -81.09111
Length20 mi (32 km)
Basin size110 sq mi (280 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Tomoka River

The Tomoka River is a north-flowing river in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It drains an area of about 110 square miles (280 km2)[1] and has a length of 19.6 miles (31.5 km).[2]

Geography

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The Tomoka rises in the forests of Volusia County between Port Orange and Daytona Beach at an elevation of 23 feet (7.0 m). The river then flows north-northeast, passing through the cities of Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach until it empties into the Halifax River. Near its mouth the river passes through the Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve and Tomoka State Park. It also runs next to the Ormond Beach Municipal Airport and Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park.

Manatee sanctuary

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The river and several of its tributaries (Strickland, Thompson and Dodson Creek) are designated as a manatee sanctuary. Other threatened species that inhabit the river basin include the wood stork and Atlantic salt marsh snake. The bald eagle can also be found in and around the river basin.

Paddling trail

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There is a 13 miles (21 km) long designated paddling trail from the Riverbend Nature Park to the Tomoka State Park. This trail is unusual as it actually leads 4 miles (6.4 km) upstream from the put-in point, until the river becomes too narrow to continue, then turns around to continue 8 miles (13 km) to the end. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection recommends this paddling trail for beginners.[3]

List of crossings

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Crossing Carries Image Location Coordinates
Headwaters 29°08′12″N 81°04′47″W / 29.13667°N 81.07972°W / 29.13667; -81.07972
private road Daytona Beach 29°08′23″N 81°04′50″W / 29.13972°N 81.08056°W / 29.13972; -81.08056
private road Daytona Beach 29°08′48″N 81°05′09″W / 29.14667°N 81.08583°W / 29.14667; -81.08583
790103/790104 Interstate 4 Daytona Beach 29°09′02″N 81°05′14″W / 29.15056°N 81.08722°W / 29.15056; -81.08722
790021/790097 US 92
International Speedway Boulevard 		Daytona Beach 29°09′51″N 81°05′26″W / 29.16417°N 81.09056°W / 29.16417; -81.09056
power line maintenance road Holly Hill 29°11′43″N 81°05′57″W / 29.19528°N 81.09917°W / 29.19528; -81.09917
11th Street Bridge
794038 		CR 4019
LPGA Boulevard 		Holly Hill 29°13′02″N 81°06′35″W / 29.21722°N 81.10972°W / 29.21722; -81.10972
790027/790163 SR 40
Granada Boulevard 		Ormond Beach 29°15′17″N 81°07′25″W / 29.25472°N 81.12361°W / 29.25472; -81.12361
Confluence with Little Tomoka River Ormond Beach 29°15′27″N 81°07′24″W / 29.25750°N 81.12333°W / 29.25750; -81.12333
790077/790078 Interstate 95 Ormond Beach 29°15′46″N 81°07′05″W / 29.26278°N 81.11806°W / 29.26278; -81.11806
Island Ormond Beach 29°16′58″N 81°06′06″W / 29.28278°N 81.10167°W / 29.28278; -81.10167
rail bridge FEC Ormond Beach 29°18′16″N 81°05′45″W / 29.30444°N 81.09583°W / 29.30444; -81.09583
790185/790186 US 1
Yonge Street 		Ormond Beach 29°18′19″N 81°05′39″W / 29.30528°N 81.09417°W / 29.30528; -81.09417
794016 Old Dixie Highway Ormond Beach 29°20′32″N 81°05′11″W / 29.34222°N 81.08639°W / 29.34222; -81.08639
Mouth 29°21′38″N 81°05′28″W / 29.36056°N 81.09111°W / 29.36056; -81.09111

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Boning, Charles R. (2008). Florida's Rivers. Pineapple Press. ISBN 978-1-56164-400-1.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 18, 2011
  3. ^ "Florida Designated Paddling Trails: Tomoka River" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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