Pensacola Springs?
I was wondering if anyone has ever dove/heard of divers in Chumuckla, Euchee, Eglin Blue, or Mystic Springs north of Pensacola? I've heard rumors recently and was wondering if there is anything worth checking out.
Yes, Euchee is on private land owned by the boyscouts in Walton county. It is 40 feet deep and a seep (no cave). Eglin blue springs is in Okaloosa county and is also a seep. It might be 10 feet deep. I have not been to Chumucka or Mystic, but depending on how far north they are, they might be worth checking out. Pensacola if I am not mistaken is not really a big karst area, but north of escambia and santa rosa county in Alabama, if I remember correctly is a little more geologically interesting. There might be something to them, but I doubt it. But then again, I'm almost always down to go chase down new dive sites.
Yea they're close to the Alabama line so I thought they may be something... I guess we know where were headed in the near future then! Hopefully someone knows something that will keep us from making the trip? Or make us head up there tomorrow
Have you been to Eglin Blue recently? Just wondering if you got in with a mask and looked for any vents? I have a picture of the site but I wasn't able to explore at the time. I am going to go back there with a mask and small tank to look around.
Originally Posted by floridakid
Going by the name of it, would this be on the military base? If so, I can only imagine the red tape involved in trying to dive it.
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It is not on the "base" meaning you don't have to go through any gates with guards. It is on the military reservation so like others have said, you need to go to Jackson Barracks in Niceville to get a pass and legally get access. The pass is just in case military police check you while you are out there.
This is great. So mystic maybe, Mat where'd you hear about the Bayou Chico spring? Does about the ones in the Blackwater Forest? There's two I've heard of... What about Blue Pond in Alabama or Pleasant Ridge?
Pleasant ridge is just west of Defuniak and is literally a little tiny stream running under a dirt road. There may be something there, but it did not look promising at all
Oh, and Eglin Blue is not hard to gain access too, you just have to get a 10 dollar recreation pass that is good for a year and watch a video about unexploded ordinance. Sometimes the area around the spring is closed for missions though.
There's a day pass you need to purchase, its not a big deal.
Can't remember who told me about Bayou Chico, and I don't know if its divable - I'd bet just artesian given the area geology.
There's a springfed creek in Blackwater Forest, doubt its anything divable, but haven't confirmed.
Mystic Springs is listed by the USGS as an artesian well and Chumuckla is not even categorized in USGS bulletin 66
Both of them are listed as 5th magnitude (10-100 gpm)
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