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Dive Log > SantaFeSandy > Hart Springs
Wed, December 6, 2017
Dives: 1
Bottom Time: 113 minutes
Max Depth: 71-80ft/22-24m
Avg Viz: 36-40ft/11-12m
Water Temp: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Weight: 0
Exposure Suit: Fullsuit - 5 (Hood, Gloves, Boots)
Tank Type: AL - 80cf/11L
Gas Type: Nitrox
Dive Type: Cave
Dive Buddy:   Graham Murray
Hart Springs
Bell, FL
Water Type: Fresh
Entry Type: Shore
Post Dive Report: Wed. 12/6/17 - The flow entering Little Hart was smoking hot for the first 300 feet. The water and system still haven’t fully cleaned out since IRMA. The water was greenish, and the visibility was around 40 ft. with lots of particulate.

Additionally, the walls were covered in silt, making the environment very dark. It was nothing like the previous times I’ve dove there, whereby the walls were yellowish white.

We penetrated to around 600 feet or so past the Black Lagoon before turning the dive. Total penetration ~2600+.

The newly opened old entry/exit makes entering and exiting a breeze. This entry/exit has a great nook for 20 ft. deco stops, and for the 10 foot stop, you can stand outside the cave, and just look up at the water. Easy stuff. No radical blow on this other hole.