Anyone know this Sink near Gainesville, FL

[Daedalus]

Cop friend told me about this place, said when he first went there 5 years ago water was crystal clear. I went for the first time about 6 months ago and the water was blueish but not good vis. Went back today and the water just looked plain nasty. Been going back every couple months trying to find good conditions to dive it. It is within 20 minutes of downtown Gainesville.

The entire area looks roughly like this.

Two drainage culverts converge in this area where runoff has carved canyons in the ground. It terminates into the side of a wall in a small pool. On the other side of this wall is the larger sink entrance.

The main opening looks like mostly sand and clay with some limestone near the bottom. Biggest concern is stability, dont want to deal with collapse. You walk up the ledge about 20' and then look down into the main sink. There is a lot of construction debris in the area, apparently they tried to stop it up by dumping concrete slabs and other materials into the sink. This opening is about 25' wide and 15' across.


This view is standing on the ledge with your back to the bigger sink and facing where the drainage culverts converge. You can see some concrete from the first drainage culvert in the top left of the picture. The ruts cut in the ground by the other culvert are in the top right.


This is the smaller of the pools, with garbage and other muck floating in it. The water level appears to be the same as in the larger sink.


So has anyone dove this site and have any info about it? PM me info.

[Cantey]

that last pic looks like where Jill and Tom surfaced at in Water's Journey

[Corbett]

that last pic looks like where Jill and Tom surfaced at in Water's Journey

I think that was Vampire sink in High Springs... someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Bob that looks like that huge hole near my house, but I haven't seen water in it yet.
I'll show you my hole if you show me yours.

Chris

[Cindy]

I think that was Vampire sink in High Springs... someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Bob that looks like that huge hole near my house, but I haven't seen water in it yet.
I'll show you my hole if you show me yours.

Chris

I have been in Vampire. That's not it. Look on the FSS website. Several sinks like that are talked about in their trip reports. http://cavediggers.com/fss/ There are an amazing amount of them in this area. Cindy

[Corbett]

I have been in Vampire. That's not it. Look on the FSS website. Several sinks like that are talked about in their trip reports. http://cavediggers.com/fss/ There are an amazing amount of them in this area. Cindy

Thanks Cindy. I always thought that it was Vampire in that movie. I walked down there not too long ago, and the water level was higher than when I first saw it and assumed it was
Vampire. One of these days I'm going to pull all the appliances out of my sinkhole, and name it
something cool like Vampire.

Chris

[OneBrightGator]

Instead of Kenmore Sink as it is now known...?

[Cindy]

Thanks Cindy. I always thought that it was Vampire in that movie. I walked down there not too long ago, and the water level was higher than when I first saw it and assumed it was
Vampire. One of these days I'm going to pull all the appliances out of my sinkhole, and name it
something cool like Vampire.

Chris

You should get the FSS to help. They do that, clean up sink holes. I have been on a few of their clean ups, Vampire sink was one of them. Check out the web site. Cindy

[Cindy]

Just jump in. If the garbage hasn't caused a collapse I doubt your bubbles will. Believe me I have been in a lot worse. Wear a drysuit and gloves. Cuts down on infections. Call me if you want and I'll be back up or jump in after work sometime. 352 391 8218 Cindy