Black Creek

Depth markers show the low water during the MotoSurf competition on Lake Geneva in Keystone Heights on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The dry shoreline in the background illustrates how far the water level has dropped in recent decades.

Trees could be swamped when water rises in Lake Geneva

Environmentalists fear a lakebed forest could be at risk when a new pipeline carries water from Black Creek to shrunken lakes in Keystone Heights.

The St. Johns River Water Management District wants to collect water from this spot on Black Creek near the Florida 16 bridge. The water would be piped to Keystone Heights.

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Black Creek pipeline will replenish lakes around Keystone Heights

Steve Patterson - Florida Times-Union

The governing board of the St. Johns River Water Management District has approved a $15.9 million contract to build a pump station to eventually move water to near Lake Brooklyn, a recharge area for the Floridan aquifer.

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Black Creek In Clay County Enters 'Action Stage;' Residents Advised Of Potential Flooding

Cyd Hoskinson

Clay County Emergency managers are warning residents of possible flooding along the north and south forks of Black Creek. National Weather Service…

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338 Acres Along Black Creek And Doctors Lake Will Be Preserved

Bill Bortzfield

Homes along Black Creek in Clay County were among some of the hardest hit by the flooding that followed Hurricane Irma. While land conservation won’t…

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Majority Of Clay County Remains Without Power; 1,200 homes flooded

Clay County has wrapped up swift water rescue efforts and consolidated the emergency operations center as the recovery from Hurricane Irma continues.The…