Anyone know how troy is doing now??
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Anyone know how troy is doing now??
http://www.cavediver.net/forum/showp...57&postcount=3
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Originally Posted by jj1987
We dove troy today and just wonted to give yall some more updates. We were the only people there most of all day so not that silty! The vis was about 10-15 at around 10 to 30 ft. But from 30 ft down was dark but very clear. Flow is kicking pretty good coming out of the cavern so its getting better!
Am I the only one who finds it funny that it's the CDF, and people keep asking about Troy, which I don't believe allows/condones cave diving if you enter the park via the road? Great little dive, but that just struck me as funny...
(still, glad to hear it's clearing up, I'll have to head out there sometime...)
Well, I asked about Troy because I use it as an open water training site. I dont live near there and figured some cave divers may have some local knowledge of the site and its conditions. Do we need to start a new area on CDF for "non-cave diving" sites? I would hate to have someone blast me for asking about a wreck dive.
I don't enjoy the dive at all, but it's a great spot to learn new gear.Quote:
Originally Posted by JahJahwarrior
Didn't mean to "blast" you in any way, and am not throwing blame at all, because there's no problem here at all. It's just kind of funny to me that we have three threads about a site without an extremely divable cave in the trip reports section. No worries, just an observation. And you are correct, local cave divers are most likely to be able to give an informed opinion about the site and its divability.Quote:
Originally Posted by everdeeper43015
It's a great place to go freediving.Quote:
Originally Posted by jj1987
TJ reported this as open and diveable
http://www.tampadiving.com/sections/...D=80®ion=FL
Troy Springs has always been (for me) a beautiful place to dive. A site does not need thousands of feet of cave passage to make it a nice, enjoyable dive.... (What other spring run has the remains of an old Confederate boat, in this case the Madison?)
its a great place to test new gear but thats about it!
No more funny than someone who has zero overhead training or experience posting the above.:yawinkle:Quote:
Originally Posted by JahJahwarrior
They also control access and dictate the rules if you enter via the river as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by JahJahwarrior
How are they able to do that if it's a navigable waterway?Quote:
Originally Posted by mmcauliffe
Safe diving,
Rich
They just do.
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/pla...sStatePark.pdfQuote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Two separate quotes directly out of the "Unit Management Plan" of a state park I used to work at (this is pretty much standard verbiage for FL State Parks on any river):
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The Trustees have also granted management authority of certain sovereign submerged lands to the Division under Management Agreement MA 68-086 (as amended January 19, 1988 ). The management area includes a 400-foot zone from the edge of mean high water where a park boundary borders sovereign submerged lands fronting beaches, bays, estuarine areas, rivers or streams. Where emergent wetland vegetation exists, the zone extends waterward 400 feet beyond the vegetation. The agreement is intended to provide additional protection to resources of the park and nearshore areas and to provide authority to manage activities that could adversely impact public recreational uses.
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Additional Considerations
The Division has management authority over a 400-foot zone from the edge of mean high water along the Suwannee River where it passes through or alongside the park. Where emergent wetland vegetation exists, the zone extends waterward 400 feet beyond the vegetation. Within this zone, park staff will enforce Division regulations. All wildlife within this zone, with the exception of fish, is protected from harvest, as stated in the Designated Species section, above. In addition, pre-cut timber harvesting (dead head logging) is prohibited within this zone.
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Whether or not the ranger enforces the rules placed by that parks management in this "zone" is up to them and their boss. Point is, they have jurisdiction.
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Thanks Mike... :)
Safe diving,
Rich
WOW.....I was just telling everyone how the dive was i didnt know it would spark all this! lol