Brooksville Ridge

The Brooksville Ridge is a geological feature in Florida. The formation includes limestone deposits and caves.[1] It is believed to have been formed from sandhills deposited during interglacial periods.[2]

The ridge is bordered on the west by Gulf Coast plain. In addition to limestones, the ridge formation includes sand and clay.[3]

Chinsegut Hill is in the area.[4] The Brooksville Turret Gunnery Range was in it.

A Master's degree thesis was written on the area's cultural history.[5]

Spanning 177 kilometers, it is in parts of Lafayette County, Florida,[6] Hernando County, Florida, Citrus County, Florida, Pasco County, Florida,[7] and Levy County, Florida. The area has been mined for phosphate.[8]

A spring fed stream passes through the Dunnellon Gap in the ridge.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Maglio, Rocco (January 21, 2024). "Cool Explorations: Brooksville Ridge Caves".
  2. ^ a b "Gulf Coast Regional Introduction" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Approval of Mining Operations Under Lease to Florida Rock Products Corp. on Withlacoochee State Forest, Florida". Forest Service. June 26, 1974 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Brooksville Ridge | Chinsegut Hill Retreat and Conference Center". Chinsegut Hill Retreat and Conference Center.
  5. ^ Ponticos, Douglas (January 1, 2013). "The Big Watermelon: A Cultural History of Florida's Brooksville Ridge". USF St. Petersburg Campus Master's Theses (Graduate).
  6. ^ "An Ecological Characterization of the Florida Springs Coast: Pithlachascotee to Waccasassa Rivers". U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. June 26, 1990 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Florea, Lee J. (August 2006). "Architecture of Air-Filled Caves within the Karst of the Brooksville Ridge, West-Central Florida". Journal of Cave and Karst Studies: 64–75.
  8. ^ "Soil Survey of Levy County, Florida". The Service. June 26, 1996 – via Google Books.
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