Catfish Hotel
Open water, cavern and cave diving: Florida State Parks diving rules [1] (Cave divers limited to eight at one time.). Ces catégories sont propres au système de certification mentionné ; elles décrivent la formation requise pour le site.
A duckweed-covered sinkhole in Manatee Springs State Park and the usual starting point for cave dives into the Manatee system; open water and cavern diving are also allowed, but swimming and freediving are not.
The Catfish Hotel takes its name from the many bottom-dwelling catfish found in it. The surface is often carpeted with duckweed, a tiny floating plant, so divers tend to come out speckled green. Florida State Parks describes it as a popular starting point for cave dives into the Manatee Springs system.
The park allows open water, cavern and cave diving here, with a limit of eight cave divers in the water at one time. Swimming and freediving are prohibited at the Catfish Hotel.
L'environnement
A sinkhole pool with a duckweed-covered surface leading into cave passages; residents include catfish, gar, the cave crayfish Procambarus lucifugus and Hobbs' cave amphipod.
Conditions
The water surface is often covered in duckweed. No published depth, temperature or visibility range specific to this sink was found.
Fourchettes indicatives issues de sources publiées, pas les conditions actuelles.
Autres entrées vers Manatee Springs cave system
Pour s'orienter, pas pour naviguer. Les points creux sont approximatifs.
Chaque information de cette page, avec sa source (6)
| Information | Statut | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The Catfish Hotel is a popular starting point for cave dives at Manatee Springs and is named for its population of bottom-dwelling fish; its surface is often covered in duckweed. | Vérifié | [3] |
| Open water diving, cavern diving and cave diving are allowed at the Catfish Hotel, with up to eight cave divers at one time. | Vérifié | [1] |
| Free diving and swimming are prohibited in the Catfish Hotel. | Vérifié | [1] |
| Admission is $6 per vehicle and diving is free with regular admission.Read 2026-10-14. | Vérifié | [2] |
| The park opens at 8 a.m. and divers must be out of the water one hour before sunset. | Vérifié | [2] |
| Diving is first-come, first-served with no reservations or holding spots, and all members of a party must be present at registration. | Vérifié | [1] |
Vérifié : indiqué par une source officielle ou primaire que nous avons consultée. Signalé : issu d'une source secondaire uniquement. Sources contradictoires : la note présente les deux versions. Peut être obsolète : la source la plus récente que nous avons trouvée est ancienne.
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