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Actually, I have some new intel: it is apparently swimmable, not sure if it is clear though
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I haven’t been down lately but I don’t think it is clear from the rain Friday. Any bit of rain muddies it up since the vent direction switched to upstream instead of down a few years ago. I assume that is due to some change in hydrology in the cave system.
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Any report on Morrison after 5/3? My friend and I are hoping to do some mermaid swimming there on Monday (5/9) so long as the water is still clear. I know your recent report said the water was high and the weekend rain might change clarity. So is it still good?
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I called the Walton County Health Department today and after retesting on 8/13, Morrison Springs got the all clear.
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Thanks Wendy! I heard the spring was closed to swimming due to high fecal bacteria counts, can you confirm this? Thanks again for using this site!
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I am not a diver so my comments are not technical. I snorkel. Just want to let others know the conditions I encountered this afternoon.
Spring was beautiful, clear, and the spring head was clearly visible. A diver was present. Water was low.
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I’ve seen oil sheens your describe in the previous post in other freshwater systems (marshes) that have cypress trees.
I’m hoping these small sheens are also from the many cypress dropping cones into Morrison.
Thoughts? http://www.loyno.edu/lucec/natural-history-writings/rainbow-sheens-woods
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Thanks for reporting! Hopefully we’ll start getting more reports from other springs
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Dove at Paradise Spring in Ocala on 07/06/18. Water temp was 74 degrees top to bottom, visibility about 60 -70 feet and the surface level was very high, about 6 inches below the main deck. High water level resulted in a max depth of 103’ at the grim reaper sign next to the opening to the cave system. The spring opening and debris pile directly beneath it had much more green algae (Varcheria?) than I’ve seen in the last 5 years but outside of that area, the rest of the cavern was clear. Other than my group of 5, there were no others divers encountered so it was very nice to have the place to ourselves and had 2 excellent dives.
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Visibility at Morrison Springs, Walton County FL, is currently 7′ (2.134m) as measured by Secchi disk.
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Visibility in Morrison Springs was 40″ (1.016m) this morning at 8:30
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6/1/18: Morrison Springs is flooded and the visibility is 33″ measured by Secchi disk.
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At 7:05 Friday morning the visibility at Morrison Springs, Walton County was ~4m (12′). I was trying to make a measurement with a Secchi disk and it had almost disappeared when it hit the bottom. I was standing on the floating dock. The water level is definitely up, since it has been raining. The water is tannic but I’m not sure if it is river water or just run off.
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Morrison Springs is clear, for now, despite all the rain. At least as clear as last weekend. It’s very misty down in the river bottom.
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