Possible Spring in South Carolina

[Capt. Tyler]

For the past 5 months I have been diving in a pond here in hilton head that has great visibility, about 25' deep. Well the other day I was searching around the area to find out if there were any other ponds like it.

This is what I came up with.



Friday I went to do a little exploring on foot and found it to be just as clear as my first pond just bigger.

Today my buddy and I went out there to do a dive and to our suprise there was about a 15 degree thermocline in it. Went from 85 on the surface to 70 on the bottom.

My question is, Have yall ever heard of there being springs in south eastern South Carolina??

If anyone is in the area and wants to do some more exploring with me shoot me a PM and I can go just about anytime.

[Cindy]

I don't know the area but it looks awesome! Have a great time exploring.

[murfef]

I'm still trying to get over there and dive with you. haha, just so much going on here to get ready for the move. This week sometime though I might be able to go with you.

[jason]

you might consider consulting a geological map of south carolina.

[stairman]

Maybe some old timer in the area can enlighten you on its orgin. It must be remote since its not a local swimming hole. Looks like fun though. Id be checking with the courthouse plats to see who owns it.

[Spd 135]

This is very cool. Good luck.

[RN]

It would be cool if you find a spring in there, but don't count on it just because of the thermocline. I've done a fair amount of lake diving and most lakes have thermoclines that drop 10-15 degrees. The clarity of the water is promising, though. Keep us posted!

[Capt. Tyler]

Here are the other ponds we frequently dive. These are by far the clearest.

Right now there 83 top to bottom



Typical vis

[Capt. Tyler]

One of the main reasons I think there might be a spring is because there are other ponds near this area that have no thermocline. They are all about the same depth.

Here is the bigger pic



They are all pretty clear however all the other ones are 83 degrees top to bottom.

Also when we got down to the thermocline the vis changed by about 15 feet.

[murfef]

Nice, I'm definantly gonna try to get over there.