Emerald Sink
Certified cave divers: Florida State Parks diving rules [1] (Participation limited within each designated area.). These categories are the named scheme's own; they describe the training a site calls for.
A sinkhole on the Woodville Karst Plain where Florida State Parks allows certified cave divers to dive, one of the few recreational entrances to the Wakulla-Leon Sinks cave system.
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park lists Emerald Sink as one of two places where certified cave divers may cave dive. Its passages have a long exploration history: by 1980 divers had linked four sinks in the Emerald Sink system, and in September 1980 Sheck Exley and Paul DeLoach connected downstream Emerald Sink to Clear Cut Sink.
The park limits the number of divers in each designated area and recommends making arrangements before visiting. It publishes no depth or description for the sink.
The environment
A sinkhole entrance to deep conduits of the Woodville Karst Plain; no published measurements for the sink itself.
Other entrances to Wakulla-Leon Sinks cave system
For orientation, not navigation. Hollow dots are approximate.
Every fact on this page, with its source (5)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Certified cave divers may cave dive at Emerald Sink; diving participation is limited within each designated area and prior arrangements are recommended.Read 2026-10-14. | Verified | [1] |
| On 1980-09-13 Sheck Exley and Paul DeLoach connected downstream Emerald and Clear Cut sinks. | Verified | [2] |
| Before 1980 four sinks had been connected in the Emerald Sink system. | Verified | [3] |
| Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park recommends prior arrangements for diving and lists the phone number 850-561-7276. | Verified | [1] |
| Emerald Sink is listed for certified cave divers, with participation limited in each designated area and prior arrangements recommended. | Verified | [1] |
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 May be out of date: the newest source we found is old.
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