Cave Diving Peacock Springs System for Technical Diving Training in Caves.

Cave diving training in basic cave diving techniques at Peacock spring, Florida. Filmed and Produced by Ramon Llaneza 2010. Peacock Springs system in Florida is one of the longest underwater cave systems in the continental United States. Cave divers have explored and surveyed nearly 33,000 feet of underwater passages and up to 200 feet of deep at Peacock Springs located at Live Oak, Florida.
Cave System; The Peacock cave system is a karst environment in limestone.
The Peacock Springs Cave system was first explored by Vasco Murray in 1956. The first map of the system was completed by the National Speleological Society team leader, Sheck Exley, in 1995. Exley's team made over 521 dives to complete the survey. A resurvey of the system was completed in 1996 by a team led by Michael Poucher. As of June 13, 2008, the Peacock cave system was the 24th longest underwater cave in the world at 7408 meters. In 2010, a connection was made by Agnes Milowka and James Toland between Baptizing and Peacock springs, extending the total length of the system an additional 10,000 feet (3,000 m).
It is one of the largest underwater caves in the continental United States with over 38,000 feet (12,000 m) of explored passageway. The cave system consists of seven major springs and sinkholes, six of which are located within Peacock Springs State Park. Peacock Springs is a popular destination for cave divers all over the world and is extensively used to train new cave divers.
Peacock I
The Peacock I Spring is the most accessible and most popular site in the system with an elevated walkway and stairs leading to the spring. There are three passageways that converge on the spring called the Pothole tunnel, the Peanut tunnel and the Peacock II tunnel. Each of these three tunnels has a permanent guideline (called a gold line) placed in it to ease navigation by cave divers.
Pothole Tunnel
The Pothole tunnel, named for the sinkhole 450 feet (140 m) down the tunnel from Peacock I, is the deepest of the three tunnels with a maximum depth of 65 feet (20 m). It contains large open passageways, relatively high ceilings and a silt bottom. The walls are often covered in silt but occasionally the silt will be blown away by floods exposing the white limestone underneath.
Peanut Tunnel
The Peanut tunnel is a relatively shallow and narrow tunnel. It is named for a section that resembles the two lobes of a peanut. Its depths range from 20 to 60 feet (6.1 to 18.3 m). At approximately 500 and 1,000 feet (150 and 300 m) into the tunnel, crossover tunnels connect the Peanut tunnel to the Pothole tunnel.
Peacock II
Peacock II Spring is a smaller spring than Peacock I. It is one of only two sites available for diving by open water divers, as it contains no access to the cave system.
Pothole
Pothole is a small inline sink approximately one third of the distance between Peacock I and Olsen. The sinkhole has a very small entrance into the Peacock Springs cave system and due to the steep sides, it is inaccessible to cave divers.
Olsen Sink
Olsen is a small inline sinkhole approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) from Peacock I down the Pothole tunnel. There are two small entrances into the cave system at Olsen dropping into the same tunnel. Being central to the cave system, Olsen was once a popular entrance for cave divers as it allowed easy access to much of the cave. To prevent erosion, cave divers are no longer permitted to enter at Olsen sink as of 2002, although it remains a popular place to temporarily surface during a dive.
Orange Grove
Orange Grove is a large terminal sinkhole northeast of Peacock I. With a raised walkway and stairs leading into the sinkhole, it is a popular entrance into the cave. Two winding tunnels extend from the sinkhole called Lower Orange Grove and Upper Orange Grove. Lower Orange Grove is a deeper tunnel extending down to 180 feet (55 m). As a very advanced dive, it is not as popular as Upper Orange Grove. Upper Orange Grove is a winding tunnel in all three dimensions starting at 70 feet (21 m) deep and becoming as shallow as 40 feet (12 m). The tunnel extends outside Peacock Spring State Park to Challenge Sink.
Challenge Sink
Challenge is an inline sink, the northernmost sinkhole in the system, and is the only sinkhole outside of the Peacock Springs State Park. Steep sides make entering and exiting Challenge difficult. It is a popular destination for divers entering Upper Orange Grove.
Peacock III
Peacock III is a siphon, meaning it takes in water rather than discharging it, as a spring would. Peacock III has a separate system from Peacock I, II, and its related sinks. The system is very low, silty, and shallow, except for one room, Henley's Castle, which drops to depths of 200 feet (61 m).
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[@arycave]

Good operator work.

[@UnderwaterDomain.RamonLlaneza]

This is introduction to cave diving / Basic cave diver course, the diver use 120 cu.ft. steel tank with dual-outlet H din valve and two regulators for redundancy.

[@JohnRonaldChavezMonatoII]

nice music!

[@Beejaymorris]

looks like tons of fun. I can not wait till I get my cave certification. Can i ask a question what is your main light.? Looking at several all are canisters.

[@jjbosquez]

I'm surprised Jill let y'all train with the Razor Harness since it has little to no lift in that "Bat Wing" cause that thing looked like an inflated balloon on your back. Good to see Peacock again though.

[@haloclyne]

I'm guessing by the single tank diver that it is a cavern course?

[@UnderwaterDomain.RamonLlaneza]

@MrDjgreco
Muy buen sitio para buceo en cueva, visibilidad regular pero aceptable para este tipo de buceo. Profundidad maxima alcanzada fue 21metros.
Que lastima que no sabiamos de ti en Cumana. El video de buceo profundo en Golfo fue parte de un proyecto de varios meses de trabajos submarinos entre Cumana y Araya.
Me puedes contactar mi email [e-mail]