WATER SUPPLY OF WEST FLORIDA. 
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DRAINAGE. 
Gadsden is a well-drained and well-watered county. The Apa¬ 
lachicola Eiver on the west and the Ocklocknee River on the east 
are the two main water courses, the latter although the smaller 
stream, receives the greater portion of the drainage. Several of 
the streams within the county including Little River, Rocky Com¬ 
fort, Bear, Telogia, Ocklawaha and Hammock creeks flow into the 
Ocklocknee River. The Apalachicola River although a much larger 
stream drains a comparatively small area of the county. The 
streams having this river for their outlet are North and South 
Mosquito, Flat and Crooked creeks. The streams of this county 
Fig. 11.—Exposure at the head of a small stream near Rock 
Bluff, in Gadsden County, showing a typical “Steephead.” 
fed usually by seepage springs, carry an abundant supply of clear- 
soft water and afford splendid opportunities for small water powers 
and for irrigation. 
ARTESIAN WELLS. 
No flowing artesian wells have been obtained in Gadsden county. 
The water reached by the deep wells is under pressure, but not 
sufficient to cause a flow at the surface. 
