I'm sure this has been asked before, but while looking at tampadiving.com, I noticed that Ginnie Springs - Devils Ear/Eye, is listed at being 173 ft deep. I'm just wondering if that is really correct? And if so, where is that depth located at?
I'm sure this has been asked before, but while looking at tampadiving.com, I noticed that Ginnie Springs - Devils Ear/Eye, is listed at being 173 ft deep. I'm just wondering if that is really correct? And if so, where is that depth located at?
Chris Hill
www.ocda.org
"Every man dies, but not every man really lives." William Wallace - Braveheart
For most your average depth is 80 feet
I've dove there many times. It just doesn't "seem" like a system that would reach 170, so I find that interesting. Wish I could see that on a map.
But then, Peacock REALLY doesn't seem like it could hit that kind of depth, yet it does too. Interesting.
Here in Missouri, most springs we dive hit 150 and deeper, and they get there quickly (within the first 500 ft). Not going anywhere without trimix in your tanks or narcosis in your head!
Chris Hill
www.ocda.org
"Every man dies, but not every man really lives." William Wallace - Braveheart
Is that still accurate? I thought they pushed it deeper?
I'd love to hear if anyone has pushed it deeper.
I'll be presenting a map at the NACD conference that shows the new passage to a depth of 150 ft. To my knowledge, no one has surveyed it to 170 ft yet.
And why the hell this is supposed to be a big secret I'll never know.
Andrew Ainslie
Almost extinct cave diver
Also, if you consider only the "old" Ginnie section (so first 3800'; to the end of main line), the max depth that I'm aware of is at an area called the "Scrapper" at about 3500-3700'. It gets to 110'+ with nothing to grab on and good flow. I have also hit 100'+ a few times in the Sherwood split corner but nothing close to 110'.
The shoals are there still, the winds howl loud, the rain beats down, the waves burst strong. Some night, in the chill darkness, someone will make a mistake: The sea will show him no mercy. John T. Cunningham
Chris Hill
www.ocda.org
"Every man dies, but not every man really lives." William Wallace - Braveheart
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