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Region:  California – Northern Region

Date Prepared: December 12, 2006

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Prepared By:

Name :

Mark A. Grant

Phone Number :

408.354.7696

Email :

markg@grantlaw.us

Mailing Address :

14632 Golf Links Dr.

Los Gatos, CA 95032

 

 

Cave Name:  Ocean Caverns Only

Cave Location: Monterey, CA

Current Conditions:  Varied

Outstanding Safety Concerns:  Surge

 

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Region:  Florida - Northern Suwannee Valley

Date Prepared: Dec 15, 2006

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Prepared By:

Name :

Lance M. Ohl

Phone Number :

850-673-1067

Email :

lanceohl@digitalexp.com

Mailing Address :

Madison Fl. 32340

 

 

Cave Name:

MADISON BLUE SPRINGS State Park

Cave Location:

Madison County

Current Conditions:

River is low, flow is minimal, vis is great. 

Cross-under tunnel is beginning to siphon.

Marst entry difficult with water so low.

 

Cave Name:

PEACOCK State Park

Cave Location:

Suwannee County

Current Conditions:

River is low, flow is minimal, vis is good, but slow to clear if disturbed.

 

Cave Name:

TELFORD

Cave Location:

Suwannee County

Current Conditions:

River is low, flow is minimal, vis is good.

 

Cave Name:

LAFAYETTE BLUE SPRINGS S.P.

Cave Location:

Lafayette County

Current Conditions:

River is low, flow is minimal except thru Snake sink shallows, vis is fair (20-30ft). The only available entry is on the river side of the natural bridge.

 

Cave Name:

LITTLE RIVER County Park

Cave Location:

Suwannee County

Current Conditions:

River is low, flow is minimal, vis is very good. Entry / exit can be tricky with water so low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Region:    Florida - Santa Fe River Valley Region 

Date Prepared:  12/16/06

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Prepared By:

Name :

Richard Courtney

Phone Number :

(352) 281-0672

Email :

rich@caveandtechnicaltraining.com

Mailing Address :

PO Box 1386, High Springs, FL 32655

 

 

Cave Name: Devil’s System

Cave Location: Gilchrist County, FL

Current Conditions: 100’+ vis, flow down, water table low

Safety Concerns: expect a lot of cave diver traffic, especially on weekends! Lines were fixed in the Mud Tunnel, behind the Bats, and July Spring. Please be aware that the River Intrusion Tunnel and Mainland have been relined, and may not be similar to expectations.   

 

Cave Name: Hart Springs

Cave Location: Gilchrist County, FL

Current Conditions: 70’+ vis, flow down, water table low

Safety Concerns: black water entrance & exit , must have 100+ cave dives and dive with a Hart Springs Guide

 

Cave Name: Hornsby Springs

Cave Location: Alachua County, FL

Current Conditions: Unknown, currently closed to cave diving

 

Cave Name: Mill Creek Sink

Cave Location: Alachua County, FL

Current Conditions: 60+ in system, 5’ in basin

Safety Concerns: very steep stairs for entrance/exit so use care after decompressing, deep cave with trimix recommended, must have 100+ cave dives and dive with Mill Creek Guide, downstream is a siphon

 

Cave Name: Rock Bluff

Cave Location: Gilchrist County, FL

Safety Concerns: Tight, sidemount cave, typically high flow

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Region:  Florida – Tallahassee Region

Date Prepared: 11/27/2006

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Prepared By:

Name :

Jeff Bauer

Phone Number :

850-656-3864

Email :

jtbauer@fsu.edu

Mailing Address :

1923 Celtic Road, Tallahassee, FL  32317

 

 

 

 

Cave Name: Indian Springs

Cave Location:  South of Tallahassee

Current Conditions: clear, but only diveable to Camp Indian Springs project members – open access being negotiated.

Outstanding Safety Concerns: Trimix cave

 

Cave Name:  Emerald

Cave Location:  South of Tallahassee

Current Conditions: clear, but not diveable pending completion of steps and finalizing of dive procedures from Wakulla Springs State Park

Outstanding Safety Concerns: Trimix cave

 

Cave Name: Harvey’s

Cave Location:  South of Crawfordville

Current Conditions: 30 feet vis, not on public land, need landowner permission to dive

Outstanding Safety Concerns: low viz, deep section > 200 feet, to be relined

 

Cave Name: Church Sink

Cave Location:  South of Tallahassee

Current Conditions: Clear.  On private property and need landowner permission to dive

Outstanding Safety Concerns:

Description of Recent Incidents: -none-

 

 

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Region:  4th QTR for Georgia Region

Date Prepared: December 06

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Prepared By:

Name :

Lewis Puckett

Phone Number :

Cell 770-401-7883

Email :

lewis@lewispuckett.com

Mailing Address :

PO BOX 2471 Ellijay, GA. 30540

 

 

Cave Name:

Radium Springs

Cave Location:

South Georgia. Dougherty County

Description of Recent Incidents:  Mapping and research lead by Paul DeLoach and other divers in Radium Springs. Said to be using electromagnetic field readings to map the passages. Permission from the Georgia Department of  Natural Resources which controls the property was given.

 

Cave Name:

Craigs Mill Blue Pond

Cave Location:

North West Georgia

Current Conditions:

Unknown at this time