The Okeefenokee has a sand bottom with accumulations of peat which colors the water orangish. It looks like iced tea to me. While individual pools may become stagnant, the swamp flows out and it is the headwaters of the Suwannee River, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico, and the St. Marys River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the swamp is open prairies with some dense scrub brush and islands of solid ground in some places. It has lakes and gator holes, too. There are marked canoe trails and campsites throughout the swamp. The swamp is home to Black Bears, deer, cougars, bobcats, snapping turtles, alligators, and a bunch of birds, snakes, frogs and other wildlife. It is truly a wild and beautiful place. It is not my favorite swamp, though. My favorite is the Altamaha. It is really wild!