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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 31 July 2007 |
We've listed several scuba diving sites here located throughout the
southwest. This page presents a quick reference to the various sites.
It includes information on scuba diving in several Florida fresh water
springs, as well several fresh water sites in the southwest, the Sea of
Cortez, and San Diego. Click on the individual sites using the drop
down menu at the top of the page to view more detailed information on
each of the sites. We have added a certification recommended column
for the Florida dive sites. Some of the sites that we recommend cavern
certification do allow OW divers to dive there. However, we strongly
encourage anyone to dive those sites to take a cavern course and get
the overhead training. Please dive within your training limits. If
you still think you might want to check out the overhead environments
without the proper training, take a look at the videos on this page.
Location
| Visibility
| Depth
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| Rating
| Certification recommended
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Florida
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Florida Springs
| 200'
| 130'+
| 68-72 | Shore/Boat | Excellent diving | OW through Cave
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Alexander Spring
| 200'
| 30'
| 72 | Shore | Very good diving | OW
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Blue Grotto
| 200'
| 110'
| 72 | Shore | Average diving | OW through Cavern
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Blue Springs/Orange City
| 200'
| 130'+
| 72 | Shore | Very good diving | OW through Cave
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Bozell
| 200'
| 120'
| 68 | Boat | Excellent diving | Cave
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Cow Spring
| 200'
| 110'
| 72 | Shore (private access) | Excellent diving | Cave (must be CDS member)
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Ginnie Springs
| 200'
| 55'
| 72 | Shore/Boat | Very good diving | OW through Cave
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Jackson Blue Spring
| 200'
| 95'+
| 69 | Shore/Boat | Excellent diving | Cavern through Cave
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King Spring
| 200'
| 55'
| 72 | Boat | Average diving | Cavern
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Little River
| 200'
| 110'
| 72 | Shore/Boat | Excellent diving
| Cavern through Cave
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Maddachalk
| 100'
| 40'
| 68 | Boat | Excellent diving
| Cavern through Cave
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Madison Blue Spring
| 200'
| 100' +
| 72 | Shore | Excellent diving
| Cavern through Cave
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Merritt's Mill Pond
| 10-60'
| 100' +
| 55-69 | Boat | Excellent diving
| Cavern through Cave
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Morrison Spring
| 200'
| 85'+
| 69 | Shore/Boat | Excellent diving | OW through Cavern
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Orange Grove
| 200'
| 85'+
| 72 | Shore | Excellent diving | OW through Cave
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Paradise Spring
| 200'
| 110'+
| 72 | Shore | Very good diving | Cavern through Cave
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Peacock Springs
| 60'
| 80'
| 72 | Shore | Excellent diving
| Cavern through Cave
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Promise Sink
| 40'
| 130'+
| 69 | Shore | Excellent diving | Cavern through Cave
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Rainbow River
| 200'
| 25'+
| 72 | Shore/Boat | Excellent diving | OW
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Troy Spring
| 200'
| 80'+
| 72 | Shore/Boat | Very good diving | OW
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Vortex Spring
| 60'
| 110'+
| 69 | Shore | Average diving | OW through Cave
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Destin Jetties
| 0-25'
| 25'
| 60-85
| Shore
| Average diving | OW
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St. Andrews Jetties
| 0-25'
| 70'
| 60-85
| Shore
| Above average diving | OW
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Florida East Coast
| 0-25'
| 130' +
| 60-85
| Shore/Boat
| Very good diving | OW
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Arizona
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Apache Lake, AZ
| mud
| 80' | 50-85
| Shore/Boat
| Don't bother |
Bartlett Lake, AZ
| 5-10'
| 100' +
| 50-85 | Shore/Boat | Poor diving
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Canyon Lake, AZ
| 5-10'
| 100' +
| 50-85
| Shore/Boat
| Poor diving
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Fool Hollow Lake, AZ
| 5'
| 30-40' when full | 50-85
| Shore
| Poor diving |
Lake Havasu, AZ
| 3-20'
| 60 feet
| 40s-80s
| Shore/Boat | Can be good diving
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Lake Mary, upper and lower, AZ
| mud
| 20' when full
| 50-85 | Shore/Boat | Poor diving
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Lake Mohave, AZ
| 3'
| 100'
| 50-85
| Shore/Boat
| Very good diving |
Lake Patagonia, AZ
| mud
| 80'
| 50-85
| Shore/Boat
| Poor diving
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Lake Pleasant, AZ
| 20-30'
| 260' when full
| 50-85
| Shore/Boat
| Above average diving |
Mormon Lake, AZ
| mud
| 20' when full
| 50-85
| Shore
| Poor diving
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Parker Canyon Lake, AZ
| 5'
| 80' | 50-85
| Shore/Boat
| Okay diving |
Pena Blanca Lake, AZ
| 5'
| 80'
| 50-85 | Shore/Boat | Poor diving
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Rose Canyon Lake, AZ
| 3'
| 20'
| 50-75
| Prohibited
| No diving allowed |
Saguaro Lake, AZ
| mud
| 120'
| 50-85
| Shore/Boat
| Poor diving
Does have submerged vehicles, though.
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San Carlos Reservoir, AZ
| worse than mud
| unknown, almost drained
| 50-85
| Not worth it
| Not worth it
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Imperial Reservoir, AZ
| less than 3'
| unknown
| 50-85
| Shore/Boat
| Poor diving
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Lake Martinez, AZ
| less than 3'
| unknown
| 50-85
| Not worth it
| Not worth it
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Nevada
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Lake Mead, NV
| 5-30'
| 500' + when full | 55-85
| Shore/Boat
| Above average when the lake level if full |
New Mexico
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Santa Rosa Blue Hole, NM
| 80'
| 86'
| 64
| Shore
| BTDT
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Perch Lake, NM
| 5-15'
| 50' +
| 55-80
| Shore
| Average diving
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California
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San Diego, CA
| 5-25'
| 130' +
| 45-75
| Shore/Boat
| Above average diving
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Mexico
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Kino, MX
| 10-20'
| 30' average
| 60-85 | Shore/Boat | Good diving
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Himalaya Bay, MX
| 14-30
| 40' average
| 60-85
| Shore
| Good diving
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Puerto Penasco, MX
| 10-20'
| 30' average
| 50-85
| Shore/Boat
| Poor diving |
San Carlos, MX
| 5-80'
| 130' +
| 60-85
| Shore/Boat
| Very good diving
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Around the U.S.
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Dive Valhalla, TX
| 60'
| 130'
| 60
| Stairs to platform
| BTDT
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Dutch Spring, PA
| 60'
| 100' | 45-75, 10 degree thermocline every 30'
| Shore
| Good diving |
Outerbanks, NC
| 20-100'
| 130' +
| 40-75
| Shore/Boat
| Excellent advanced diving |
Round Valley, NJ
| 15-25'
| 160' +
| 40-75
| Shore/Boat
| Good diving
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Around the World
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Bahamas
| 200'
| 130' +
| 75-85
| Boat
| Very good diving
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Belize, C.A.
| 120'
| 130' + | 75-85
| Boat
| Very good diving |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 11 July 2010 )
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