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    Default Any dive sites open for diving?

    Before I get a little stir crazy...

    Are there any dive sites that are not flooded?

    I live in Gainesville.


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    I'm already stir crazy. My company shuts down for the week of the fourth, and I had planned to get three or for days of diving in.

    Looks like I am going to dig out the salt water gear and head south.

    Man how things change. Times used to be I could not wait to get down to SoFL and go diving. Now its NoFL, and SoFL is a disappointing backup.

    I guess life is not that tough after all....

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    Perhaps the panhandle?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluetickle View Post
    Perhaps the panhandle?
    Everything on the Millpond is open. Not to mention most of the rest of the planet. It is only the area along the Santa Fe, and Suwanee that is flooded.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FW View Post
    Everything on the Millpond is open. Not to mention most of the rest of the planet. It is only the area along the Santa Fe, and Suwanee that is flooded.
    Haven't heard anything about Diepolder,Eagles Nest,School sink. You didn't mention Leon sinks,and with the rain Tally got,it is probably blown. The one thing historically that is divable in the SantaFe/Suwannee area is Jug Hole because that guage only changed by inches,but unfortunately it is closed for the season (or wouldn't get within 100 miles of there during 4th of July weekend).
    People diving the Millpond need to make sure they display dive flags,because the pond will be patrolled more intensely during the holiday.

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    Sullivan looked like a toilet Friday, with the drainage area water swirling down the sink. The Leon system is usually pretty bad when this happens. Harvey's is about 3 feet higher than usual, and covered in duckweed. Indian, well it is clear and flowing like a freight train. The dock over the cave was covered by water on Friday and there was a visible boil over the spring. The last time it was like this, we could not scooter through the restriction due to flow, but it did blow the restriction out pretty good. Camp is in session and we cant dive here. Indian usually belches out all of its clear water before it goes under, so I would expect it bad in a few days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OFG-1 View Post
    Sullivan looked like a toilet Friday, with the drainage area water swirling down the sink. The Leon system is usually pretty bad when this happens. Harvey's is about 3 feet higher than usual, and covered in duckweed. Indian, well it is clear and flowing like a freight train. The dock over the cave was covered by water on Friday and there was a visible boil over the spring. The last time it was like this, we could not scooter through the restriction due to flow, but it did blow the restriction out pretty good. Camp is in session and we cant dive here. Indian usually belches out all of its clear water before it goes under, so I would expect it bad in a few days.
    Can you post pics of Indian if you have any?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jj1987 View Post
    Can you post pics of Indian if you have any?
    I will run over after work and see how it looks

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    Isn't Indian closed for the summer now, anyway?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jj1987 View Post
    Can you post pics of Indian if you have any?
    Sorry, OFG, I beat you to it.
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