FLD WKPP WAKULLA B18 PHD
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2018
- For more than 25 years, divers of the Woodville Karst Plain Project have been exploring, mapping, documenting and supporting ground breaking karst research within the Woodville Karst Plain south of Tallahassee, FL USA. Under special use permit from the State of Florida and utilizing technology suited for extreme depth, distance and duration, WKPP divers travel "Into the Source" to document the massive freshwater superhighway that is Wakulla Springs B-Tunnel.
Thanks to:
WKPP Team Divers
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park Staff and Volunteers
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Park Service
Wakulla Springs Alliance
Florida Geological Survey
US Forest Service - ANF
Suex SRL
D3 Diving LLC
Reef Photo - Ryan and Phil
Diving Unlimited International
Matheson Tri-Gas
K01
Casey McKinlay
Project Director
Woodville Karst Plain Project
Visited Wakulla today. Many don't know the true history of WKPP diving and world records that have taken place at this location. Was disappointed not to see any artifacts historical pictures or tribute to the pioneers that made this happen.
I watched this video when I was in hospital with covid... wishing to go back in the water.
I made it thanks to NHS and to my diving experience.
Beautiful system. The unique historical, geological and aesthetic qualities here are just amazing. It’s a personal goal of mine to dive it one day.
I love your videos.
The music is perfect too.
Really beatiful footage
Amazing I wish I could see this in person
Awesome
Been at this spring before in Florida but never in there
Out of curiosity, was diver 2 or maybe 3 holding on to an S-ton of bailout? or were there drops along the way that just aren't seen at the below 200? Diver 1 looks like they have a single 80. (I'm guessing there were other gas drops on the way to 200.)
Think the side slung al80 is actually the drive bottle on the RB80. The doubles act as the bailout
No fish or animal life, not much vegetation except for the entrance. Wonder why the clarity of the water in the spring has degraded since 2008? Something in the water now, that wasn't there then. Is it fresh water or a little saline?
I think it’s just a ton of new algae
Septic systems
Nitrates from ground water run off due to fertilizer use feed the algae. Most springs in FL have dramatically reduced flows and degraded water quality due to this. That’s a big part of the mission of the WKPP; mapping the tunnels so development can done in the least destructive manner, avoiding locating gas stations and other polluting facilities directly above the aquifer or in the recharge zones.