Williams Creek is a creek in Navarre, Florida.[1][2] The creek is a tributary body of water to the Santa Rosa Sound. In recent time, the creek has been a subject of advocacy and controversy for the cleaning of local waterways and the preventing of sewage effluent from entering those same waterways.[3][4]
| Williams Creek | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Williams Family |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Wetlands near Naval Outlying Landing Field Holley, Navarre, Florida |
| • coordinates | 30°25′00″N 86°53′52″W / 30.416570°N 86.897686°W |
| • elevation | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Santa Rosa Sound, Navarre, Florida |
• coordinates | 30°23′55″N 86°53′26″W / 30.398507°N 86.890694°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
The creek is named after the Williams Family, who lived in near the creek in the early to mid 19th century.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "GNIS Detail - Williams Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Williams Creek Topo Map, Santa Rosa County FL (Holley Area)".
- ^ "Save Santa Rosa Sound and Williams Creek". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "County approves Williams Creek wastewater treatment facility - South Santa Rosa News". South Santa Rosa News. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ Williams, John (1827). "Map of West Florida 1827 AD" (PDF). University of South Florida.
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