केव सिस्टम
Little River Springs cave
Suwannee County describes the cave as 'more than 1,200 feet in length'; Extreme Exposure puts the Florida Room alone about 1,050 feet in, so the county figure is best read as a minimum. No current survey total was found. Extreme Exposure gives about 100 feet (30 m) for the main passage below the chimney; no surveyed maximum depth was found.
A high-flow cave entered from a small spring pool beside the Suwannee River in a Suwannee County park; the passage drops steeply to about 30 metres, and river water can siphon into the cave when the Suwannee is high.
Little River Springs is a county park of about 125 acres on the Suwannee River north of Branford, run by Suwannee County Parks and Recreation. The spring pool lies less than a hundred yards from the river and drains down a short run of about 45 metres. It is a popular swimming and snorkelling spot as well as a cave-diving site.
The cavern begins at about 4.5 metres at normal water levels and slopes down; dive centre Extreme Exposure describes the main passage dropping steeply through a chimney to about 30 metres, with the large Florida Room roughly 320 metres in. The flow is strong, and it increases where the passage narrows beyond the cavern zone.
The cave is closely tied to the river. DAN's Alert Diver warns that river water occasionally siphons into the cave (flows backwards into it) and that this is not the time to dive, and that tannins stain the walls reddish-orange after the river drops. The NSS Cave Diving Section credits Sheck Exley with first using tank staging, leaving spare cylinders along the line, during exploration here.
पानी, प्रवाह और बाढ़
A high-flow spring next to the Suwannee River. When the river is high, tannic river water can reverse into the cave (a siphon), after which the walls are stained reddish-orange as the river recedes.
यह क्यों मायने रखता है
The NSS Cave Diving Section's history credits Sheck Exley with the first use of tank staging during the Little River exploration.
परिस्थितियाँ
Spring water is about 22°C year-round. Diving conditions depend on the Suwannee River: high river stages can siphon tannic water into the cave. The park can be busy with swimmers.
प्रकाशित स्रोतों से सामान्य अनुमानित दायरे, वर्तमान परिस्थितियाँ नहीं।
प्रवेश द्वार और डाइव साइटें
One public entrance, in the spring pool of the county park.
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इस पृष्ठ का हर तथ्य, अपने source के साथ (11)
| तथ्य | स्थिति | स्रोत |
|---|---|---|
| Suwannee County describes the underwater cave system as measuring more than 1,200 feet in length.Minimum figure; Extreme Exposure (s2) places the Florida Room about 1,050 feet in with passage beyond, so the true surveyed length is likely greater. | स्रोतों में विरोधाभास | [1] |
| The cavern starts in about 15 feet of water at normal levels and slopes to 65 feet, and the main passage drops through a chimney to approximately 100 feet.Provider description. DAN (s3) gives the cavern as 15 to 55 feet (4.6 to 16.8 m). | रिपोर्ट किया गया | [2] |
| River water occasionally siphons into the Little River cave, which is not the right time to dive, and tannins stain the cave walls reddish-orange once the river recedes.DAN Alert Diver, 2026-03-11. | रिपोर्ट किया गया | [3] |
| The park covers 125 acres along the Suwannee River and is operated by Suwannee Parks and Recreation. | सत्यापित | [7] |
| The spring run is nearly 150 feet long and flows into the Suwannee River. | सत्यापित | [1] |
| Sheck Exley is credited with first using tank staging during the Little River exploration.Organisation's own history; no date given. | सत्यापित | [6] |
| Suwannee County describes the spring water as 72 degrees.About 22°C. | सत्यापित | [1] |
| There is a $5 per vehicle entrance fee; park hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. from April to October and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from November to March; no pets or alcohol.Dive Outpost (s5) lists 7 a.m. opening, closure on Tuesday mornings for maintenance, and the $5 fee only on Fridays to Sundays. | स्रोतों में विरोधाभास | [1] |
| Dive Outpost reports that DPVs and solo diving are allowed at Little River.Provider statement; no county rule found. | रिपोर्ट किया गया | [5] |
| USGS lists Little River Springs near Branford (site 02320400) at latitude 29.9966167. | सत्यापित | [4] |
| USGS lists Little River Springs at longitude -82.9662402. | सत्यापित | [4] |
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