Alafia River

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The Alafia River watershed spans 254 square miles in Hillsborough County. The watershed contains ten named lakes and ponds, and 29 named rivers, streams and canals.

For centuries the beautiful, pristine Alafia River shared its quiet beauty, abundant fish and game, and clear, cool waters with the Tocobega Indians. From their settlement at the mouth of the Alafia, to their hunting camps upstream, the indians left traces of their lives and activities.

In the sixteenth century, the expeditions of Pánfilo de Narváez and Hernando de Soto explored the coastal areas of Tampa Bay and visited the indians, making the first written account and charting the first maps of the Alafia River. On an early map the name 'Alafia' does not appear, but rather the translation, Hunting River.

 

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