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| Manatee Springs State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
  Map of the United States  Manatee Springs State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Levy County, Florida, USA |
| Nearest city | Chiefland |
| Coordinates | 29°29′25.49″N 82°58′37.47″W / 29.4904139°N 82.9770750°W |
| Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Designated | December 1971 |
Manatee Springs State Park is a Florida State Park located six miles west of Chiefland on SR 320, off US 19. Manatee Spring is a first magnitude spring that flows directly into the Suwannee River by way of a short run (though it is the longest spring run feeding the Suwannee River). Present also are swamps and hardwood wetlands along the Suwannee, along with many sinkhole ponds, including one with a cave 90 feet below the ground that connects to a popular divers' destination known as the Catfish Hotel.