Possible Spring in South Carolina

[FW]

I just thought of another reason a pond might be clear. Something in the water that kills algae. That is OK, as long as the concentration isn't high enough to kill you too. If there are fish. it is probably safe.

[FW]

I would guess, without anything to back it up, that a spring up there would be significantly colder than your thermocline - likely in the 50sF eh?

More likely the 60s. It doesn't get below 60 until north of Atlanta. But you are right, it would be below 70 for sure. Anything much north of I-10 would be below 70.

[Capt. Tyler]

Ruh roh no fish in the pond. Just crayfish...

[runawaylobster]

Well might be that the dredging hit underground water source... but yea they do look kinda square to be natural ..

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Ruh roh no fish in the pond. Just crayfish...

If crayfish are there, its probably safe. They're good indicators.

[KarsticGator]

Yea I definitely think they are all man made, The main thing that caught my attention was the thermocline in the biggest pond. My thinking was that they dug deep enough to hit a spring.

Lat. Longs.

32 19 37.74n 81 02 47.31w
31 20 15.48n 81 01 31.55w

I dont mind giving out the lat longs just as long as if anyone wants to dive it they call me to come too!

Google Earth provides some good photos of the area as well. I think its defiantly safe to say that the pond excavation may have penetrated into an intermediate or perched aquifer, that may have a colder water temperature than the surface water table. But im thinking this water is moved through the pore spaces within the material, and not through large conduits.

I'm up in that area for work quite a bit, and will take a drive be sometime. And it looks like there are ponds everywhere up in that area.

Any issues with land owners or interested neighbors when you go out there to dive?

[Capt. Tyler]

I dive at least 3 times a week in these ponds and never have had a problem.