| Homosassa River | |
|---|---|
 The Homosassa River from nearby Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Homosassa Springs |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of Mexico |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 7.7 mi (12.4 km) |
Homosassa River is a 7.7-mile-long (12.4 km)[1] river in Citrus County, Florida, in the western part of the state. Its headwaters are the Homosassa Springs, and from there it flows west into the Gulf of Mexico. The river is home to common bottlenose dolphins, West Indian manatees, alligator snapping turtles, nine-banded armadillos, snakes, birds, eastern box turtles, oysters, raccoons, American alligators, Virginia opossums, North American river otters and many species of both freshwater and saltwater fish. The Homosassa River is an estuary, which means that as it moves inland, it changes from salt water to fresh very gradually, and the river is brackish. The river is good for canoeing and kayaking.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 18, 2011