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Big Blue Spring (Wacissa Spring Group) - Lamont FL


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Spring pool is 150 x 150 and the visibility is generally over 70 ft., blue in color with a slight silt. The spring is accessible by kayak, canoe or small boat. There is a 15 x 15 ft. dive platform anchored in the run just north of the spring head, but, it has gone missing from time to time. The basin is a 270 degree conical sand bottom with a 30 ft. limestone ledge at the northwest, near the largest of the two spring runs. At the base of the limestone ledge at 42 ft. is the outflow. A small cavern is accessible for at least another 20 ft., however, I did not have my dive light and cannot give an exact dimension, but it was tight where I turned around and the outflow was hydrant like. Many albino crawfish in the cavern.
There are several other springs in the immediate area that are fun to explore. All in all, it is worth the effort to dive at least once.
From the county maintained park boat ramp travel south with the spring run .85 mile. On left (east) will be the run for Big Blue.