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Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Weeki Wachee Springs
Weeki Wachee can best be described as a fresh water spring with a theme park built around it. In between dives you can watch the mermaid show that takes place right there in the spring. Divers must be accompanied by local dive shops with permission to enter and dive.
Located on US 19 in the heart of a very small town called Weeki Wachee. It's about an hour and a half north of Tampa, Fl.
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David Stidham
Jul 30, 2011, 12:00 AM
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This was where we did our open water certification dives. When we purchased our personal gear, we came again to use this simple, easy dive site as a check out dive. We've done this site 3 times. The sandy bottom can be stirred up quite easily, so take care. However, with the spring head flowing, it generally clears again in short order. The maximum depth here is around 40ish feet to the grate covered spring which is surrounded by rocks starting from around 15 feet. You'll see many turtles, and some fish life. I even saw two Freshwater Flounders (Sole). The water was around 75 degrees. Current was light. If you're lucky, the mermaids may even be out doing some training of their own. Yes, you need to coordinate your dive through a local dive shop that goes to Weeki Wachee in order to gain access. Excellent dive for new divers. Not very exciting, but it does offer a conversation point about having dove where the mermaids swim.
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