Is Telford diveable once again from land?????

[EEL]

When the land owner fenced off the entrance to Gainer Spring, a first magnitude spring on the Econfina Creek, He was taken to court by the NW Florida water management district. A judge ruled that the submerged lands in the spring run were state owned and that the upland property owner did not have the right to prevent the canoes, kayaks, and swimmers from accessing the spring.

Similar things happened at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, and Poe Spring on the Santa Fe.

[adam_Hughes]

In my experiences, asking the land owner if I can dive their spring (even though it's not technically "their" spring) usually leads to better results than bickering with them on the river bank about the concept of navigable waterways.

This is Suwannee county; Highwater marks, and the FL Sportsman act are often hollow sucker to a disgruntled land owner with a six shooter on his hip.

[EEL]

In my experiences, asking the land owner if I can dive their spring (even though it's not technically "their" spring) usually leads to better results than bickering with them on the river bank about the concept of navigable waterways.

This is Suwannee county; Highwater marks, and the FL Sportsman act are often hollow sucker to a disgruntled land owner with a six shooter on his hip.

I agree with Adam. It is often a much better for cave Diver's reputation and land owner relations to work with the upland owners at the springs.

Do not try to access Hornsby Spring or Blue Springs from the Santa Fe river. The land owners at these locations have successfully established their right to keep people out of the springs on their property.

[Scubaru]

With that being said, do any of you guys swim from the river and dive Devils without going through Ginnie Springs?

[inverted_bear]

With that being said, do any of you guys swim from the river and dive Devils without going through Ginnie Springs?

The ear is close enough to the river that it's navigable for a useful purpose. The eye would probably be ruled as trespassing in court. (At least that's what I've been told).

[FW]

The ear is close enough to the river that it's navigable for a useful purpose. The eye would probably be ruled as trespassing in court. (At least that's what I've been told).

Agreed.

[rddvet]

More importantly, how is telford right now. I'd like to scooter up river to it soon.


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[gsxr1997]

that would mean that the kayakers who come down the river and take a break in the little devil run are trespassing?

[gsxr1997]

my understanding of Georgia law(which does not apply here) is that you can boat(kayak,canoe.etc) down a waterway but cannot get out of the boat and walk on the bottom because landowners own the land beneath the surface.

[Scubaru]

So don't pull and glide... lol