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Cow Spring

Luraville / Live Oak, Florida, United States

TECHNICAL CAVE DIVE ONLY — Cow Spring is an NSS-CDS-managed cave site whose rules require controlled access and cave or cavern certification. The upstream route is explicitly classified as an advanced cave dive and requires full-cave credentials.

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WaterFreshwater
AccessNSS-CDS member access with current waiver, certification and insurance requirements
ExperienceTechnical cave diving only — certification and configuration must match the planned route
Maximum depthUpstream approximately 90–110 ft / 27–34 m; downstream approximately 30 ft / 9 m
Best seasonSeasonal details pending
VisibilityVisibility varies

Aquatic life at this dive site

What divers may encounter

Three reviewed connections are featured here. Sightings vary by season, conditions, and chance, so they are never guaranteed.

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Aquatic life research in progress

NBM is reviewing a likely local species for this position.

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Aquatic life research in progress

NBM is reviewing a likely local species for this position.

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Aquatic life research in progress

NBM is reviewing a likely local species for this position.

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Photographs

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Dive videos

Three featured video positions are reserved on every profile.
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Recent field observations

Diver-reported temperatures

Automatically checked observations from dives during the past 14 days. Three reports are visible at a time; scroll for more.
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A report that passes the automatic checks will appear here with the dive date, diver’s display name, and temperatures at each depth.

Reports are automatically checked for plausible dates, depths, and temperatures. They are observations, not forecasts; confirm conditions before diving.

Diver field observation

Report temperatures

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Depth readings

Why divers know this place

Highlights

High-flow upstream passage with restrictions, fragile clay banks and goethite formations; shallower downstream cave passage.

Before you arrive

Access notes

Do not enter beyond personal training or the daylight/cavern limit. Confirm current access, water level, flow, visibility, land-manager rules, buddy-team requirements and emergency plan before diving. Exact navigation coordinates are intentionally omitted.

Plan within your training

Conditions and hazards

Permanent overhead, high flow, entrance restriction, silt-out potential, fragile formations, line entanglement, complex gas management and no direct ascent.

Independent resource notice

This record is a starting point for independent verification. Access, closures, moorings, weather, currents, depth, visibility, operator availability, and site conditions can change without notice. Confirm current information with the responsible operator, property owner, managing authority, or another qualified local source before planning or attempting a dive.