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Crystal River, Florida

Crystal River, Florida
Administration
Full nameCrystal River, Florida
Official nameCrystal River, Florida
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
of counties in Florida|County]]Citrus County, FloridaCitrus
Geography
Total Area6.3 sq mi (16.3 km2)
Land Area5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2)
Water Area0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation7 ft (2.1 m)
Demography
Total Population3485 (2000)
Density (pop.)213.5/km2 (553.2/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes34423, 34428, 34429
Area code352
FIPS code12-15775 
GNIS feature ID0281135 

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Crystal River is a city in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,485 at the 2000 census. (4,044 in 1990). According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 3,539. The city was incorporated in 1903 and is the self professed "Home of the Manatee".. Crystal River Preserve State Park is located nearby, and Crystal River Archaeological State Park is located in the city's northwest side. Crystal River is at the heart of the Nature Coast of Florida. The City is situated around the magnificent Kings Bay, which is spring-fed so keeps a constant temperature year round, it is the second largest natural aquifer in Florida, after the Everglades. Kings Bay is home to over 400 manatees during the winter when the water temperature in the Gulf of Mexico cools and is the only place in the United States where people can legally interact with them in their natural conditions. Tourism based on watching and swimming with manatee is the fastest growing contribution to the local economy. In 2005 there was a movement to dissolve the city however this did not succeed and the City has since grown by annexure. As of 2007 the city police department was replaced by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office.

The city is home to over 24 stations for the Citrus County Lite. Crystal River is located on the Crystal River and is home to a mixed coal and nuclear power plant, the Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant which is a major contributor to local real estate taxes.

Crystal River, Florida Video

Florida Snapping Turtle crosses the road in Crystal River, Florida at top speed!
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Crystal River Manatee Tours Snorkeling Diving Photo Safaris Manatee Gift Shop Homosassa Crystal River Florida
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Filmmaker Tracy Colson documents the ever increasing pressure manatees face each winter as tourists flock to Crystal River, Florida, for an opportunity to swim with the manatees. For more information on manatees and their conservation, please visit Save the Manatee Club at www.savethemanatee.org.
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Manatees swimming and doing what manatees do in Crystal River Florida.
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One of the only places it is legal to interact with manatees is Crystal River. Even here, you must remain on the surface, not chase the manatee and only touch with one hand. Sometimes the manatee comes to you and wants to be scratched.
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Sometimes you are surprised and have no place to put the resulting video. This is one of those fun 40 seconds of video that did not end up in any final video but it is too cool to leave un-broadcasted. This video of a Double-Crested Cormorant (diving bird) that happened to be in Three Sisters Spring in a time when there was no Manatees. I wish I was better prepared to take the video of the bird, he was really fun to watch.
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Crystal River, Three Sisters Springs, February 2010: This young manatee was playing with me for some five minutes. What really made me sick: During my one week stay at Crystal River I saw so many snorkellers, u/w photographers and -videographers who - although strictly forbidden - were chasing, harassing and diving down to the manatees. This guy (or girlie??) here came up to me to play while I was drifting motionless on the surface. Obviously, we both enjoyed it!
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A morning encounter with the manatee. What a fantastic encounter. Watching the video, we realized how easy it was to accidently forget our Manatee manners. Although we never pursued them, we found ourselves touching them with two hands on occasion when they approached us. We were reminded not to due so by the good folks at Birds Underwater. Lesson learned.
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Swimming with Manatees at Crystal springs in Florida, USA.
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This video was made at the Nature Coast Civil War Reenactment in Crystal River, Florida on March 9, 2008
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Manatees Migrate to Wakulla Springs State Park - WCTV Tweet this news
WCTV--People of all ages gathered to take a peek at these 25 manatees who migrated from the -Crystal River- to the Wakulla Springs State Park. ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:10:19 GMT+00:00
Smoothie King tips off Tuesday at Bradenton Christian - Sarasota Herald-Tribune (blog) Tweet this news
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (blog)---Crystal River- at 12:30 pm, Tampa Alonzo vs. DeSoto County at 3:30 pm, Hawthorne vs. Lecanto Seven Rivers Christian at 6:30 pm and Cardinal Mooney against ... - Date : Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:48:40 GMT+00:00
Aspen-area snowpack is well above average - Glenwood Springs Post Independent Tweet this news
Glenwood Springs Post Independent--The sites include three in the -Crystal River- Valley and three in the Fryingpan River Valley. All were considerably above the 30-year average. ... - Date : Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:10:36 GMT+00:00
Braden River boys rally, beat Palmetto - Bradenton Herald Tweet this news
Bradenton Herald--Braden River faces Lakewood Ranch at 5 pm today in a boys semifinal. BAYSHORE 47, -CRYSTAL RIVER- 33 -- In the only afternoon girls game involving a Manatee ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:34:06 GMT+00:00
Government Video Website of the Week: Manatee Camera - Government Video Tweet this news
Government Video---...- the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have installed a surveillance system�Manatee Camera�at the entrance to Three Sisters Springs in -Crystal River- ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:43:14 GMT+00:00
Matter of survival - Tbo.com Tweet this news
Tbo.com--On Monday, Hernando and Nature Coast Technical will take part in the Class 1A, District 8 Tournament hosted by -Crystal River- and held at The Dunes Golf Club ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:28:35 GMT+00:00
County approves Crystal River purchase over local concerns - Aspen Daily News Tweet this news
Aspen Daily News--Take a stand and be direct with your dealings. You might be going to extremes in a key relationship or ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:22:56 GMT+00:00
Greene: It's Rubio's to lose - Politico Tweet this news
Politico--I always said [Meek] would have had a difficult time against Charlie Crist in South -Florida-, which is exactly what's happened. To me, it was -crystal- clear ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:02:55 GMT+00:00
David Rivera wrong about Joe Garcia's vote on utility rates - PolitiFact Tweet this news
PolitiFact--Among -Florida- Power's facilities was the -Crystal River- nuclear plant, and that plant had shut down in September 1996. By February 1997 it was still not ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:50:48 GMT+00:00
DUI arrest update - Pine Island Eagle Tweet this news
Pine Island Eagle--The incident occurred in the area of S Cleveland Ave & -Crystal- Dr, Fort Myers, -Florida-. On Sept. 30, 2010, at approximately 09:49 am, Lee County Sheriff's ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:28:27 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Citrus County, Florida

County seat: Inverness
CitiesCrystal River * Inverness
CDPsBeverly Hills * Black Diamond * Citrus Hills * Citrus Springs * Floral City * Hernando * Homosassa * Homosassa Springs * Inverness Highlands North * Inverness Highlands South * Lecanto * Pine Ridge * Sugarmill Woods
Unincorporated
communities
Holder * Meadowcrest * Pineola * Red Level * Ozello



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