Hogtown Creek
watercourse in Alachua County, Florida, United States
Hogtown Creek is a small creek that is located in Gainesville, Florida. It begins in the Hogtown Creek watershed area that encompasses 21 square miles across both natural and developed areas of land. Water seeps into the ground in the pine barrens and fern-covered wetlands, where the creek begins to form. Out of the 21 square miles of its drainage basin area, only 20% remains in its natural state. 65% of land was converted to low-density residential areas, and 15% of the land was converted to commercial districts.
The creek flows through the Hogtown Creek Prairie and recharges a nearby Floridian aquifer via Haile Sink.
Geology
The creeks in Gainesville, including the Hogtown Creek, first formed when central and north Florida first rose out of the ocean approximately 30 million years ago. The creeks cut into the phosphate layer of the ground, where it holds fossilized remains of aquatic and terrestrial animals. Common findings include shark teeth, and rarely, saber teeth and turtle shell fragments.
Watershed
The creek consists of dredged channels, sinuous streams, and wetlands.
“Hogtown Creek” enters the record as watercourse in Alachua County, Florida, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Hogtown, Creek and watercourse can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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