Pictures from Peacock and Cow

[Confuted]

I visited Cow and Peacock yesterday (3 Feb), and took some pictures at each. For reference, the Luraville Suwannee river gauge read 30.58 feet.

First, Cow. We actually dove here, but visibility was only 15-20 feet, with tannic water throughout. The water temperature was 68 degrees in the cave, which confirms the river intrusion.





Next, we headed over to Peacock to take a look at conditions. The park is still closed to diving, but we were able to drive back and look at the water.

Orange grove:




P1:



P2:


P3:



The ground was still very soft walking around P1, so it will be a bit longer before it's open. A faint boil was visible on the surface though.

[diveconjeff]

Thanks for the pictures and the updates.

[Victoria]

What is a boil? The water was rumbly?

[Confuted]

What is a boil? The water was rumbly?

It means that water is flowing out of the cave, resulting in a small disturbance on the surface of the water above the entrance. The opposite is a siphon, when the water direction reverses and flows into the cave. That happens when the river levels are high and overwhelm the pressure from the cave, filling it with dark brown river water.

[Victoria]

It means that water is flowing out of the cave, resulting in a small disturbance on the surface of the water above the entrance. The opposite is a siphon, when the water direction reverses and flows into the cave. That happens when the river levels are high and overwhelm the pressure from the cave, filling it with dark brown river water.

Thank you!

[Confuted]

Here's a short video of the conditions inside Cow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vDes40Af3k

[IowaCaveDiver]

How was the flow?

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[Diverlee]

Looking promising!


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[Diverlee]

Wow! Thanks for posting!


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[Confuted]

How was the flow?

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The flow at Cow was very low, but enough to be noticeable once we turned. There was no need for pull and glide or the tow rope.