Spring
Cow Springs
Upstream: advanced sidemount only; downstream: cavern and cave training by NSS-CDS instructors permitted: NSS-CDS property rules [1] (Both sections require membership, full cave certification with Abe Davis Award or equivalent, insurance and a waiver.). These categories are the named scheme's own; they describe the training a site calls for.
The NSS-CDS-owned spring entrance to the Cow Springs cave; members only, with full cave certification, Abe Davis Award or equivalent, insurance and a same-day waiver.
Cow Springs is a members-only cave site owned by the NSS Cave Diving Section. The section's property management plan sets separate rules for the upstream and downstream directions of the cave and bans scooters.
The section's own Cow Springs page, which holds access details, is available only to logged-in members. Divers who are not NSS-CDS members cannot dive here.
The environment
A spring entrance to a cave with upstream and downstream sections; no published measurements.
For orientation, not navigation. Hollow dots are approximate.
Every fact on this page, with its source (6)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Upstream at Cow Springs only advanced sidemount training is permitted; downstream, NSS-CDS instructors may conduct all levels of cavern and cave training. | Verified | [1] |
| Cow Springs requires NSS-CDS membership, full cave certification with Abe Davis Award or equivalent, DAN insurance or equivalent and a signed waiver on the day; DPVs are prohibited. | Verified | [1] |
| The NSS-CDS Cow Springs page is only available to members. | Verified | [2] |
| No fees may be charged for any reason at any NSS-CDS owned or managed site. | Verified | [1] |
| USGS places Cow Spring near latitude 30.105; rounded to area precision.Restricted site. | Verified | [3] |
| USGS places Cow Spring near longitude -83.114; rounded to area precision. | Verified | [3] |
Verified: stated by an official or primary source we opened. Reported: from a secondary source only. Sources conflict: the note gives both versions. May be out of date: the newest source we found is old.
Written in our own words from the sources above. Report a correction