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Crystal River is a city in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,108 in the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crystal River city, Florida )〕 (3,485 in 2000). According to the U.S Census estimates of 2012, the city had a population of 3,055.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk )〕 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 Kings Bay, which is spring-fed and so keeps a constant temperature year round. A cluster of 50 springs designated as a first-magnitude system feeds Kings Bay. A first-magnitude system discharges 100 cubic feet or more of water per second, which equals about 64 million gallons of water per day. Because of this discharge amount, the Crystal River Springs group is the second largest springs group in Florida, the first being Spring Creek Springs in Wakulla County near Tallahassee. 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 without that interaction being viewed as harassment by law enforcement agencies. 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 which did not succeed, and the city has since grown by annexation. Crystal River was home to the Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant. In 2012 the owners, Duke Energy, announced the closure of the plant. ==Geography== Crystal River is located northwest of the center of Citrus County at , on the northeast side of Kings Bay and the Crystal River, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Routes 19 and 98 pass through the center of the city, leading south to Homasassa Springs and north to Chiefland. State Road 44 leads east from Crystal River to Inverness, the Citrus County seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Crystal River has a total area of . of it is land and of it 9.35%, is water.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crystal River, Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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