Florida springs · research preview

Latest known
spring conditions.

Dated community reports for five dive sites, checked daily and kept with their source history. No satellite estimate is used on this page.

Reported conditions—not a live reading.

Each card shows the latest reviewed report we have, along with its date and source type. Conditions may have changed since then.

Latest field report

Troy Spring

Lafayette County, Florida

Latest known conditionGood

A same-day visitor reported great visibility.

Report date
September 27, 2026
Reported 1 day ago
Source
Central Florida springs vis report
High-confidence report
Historical archive
13 reports retained
Dated reports remain available for future research
Report context
Condition observation
The source reports a condition without establishing when it changed
Latest field report

Eagle's Nest

Hernando County, Florida

Latest known conditionBrowned out

A commenter in the Buford discussion reported that Eagle's Nest was brown on September 20.

Report date
September 20, 2026
Reported 8 days ago
Source
Central Florida springs vis report
Medium-confidence report
Historical archive
12 reports retained
Dated reports remain available for future research
Report context
Condition observation
The source reports a condition without establishing when it changed
Latest field report

Buford Spring

Hernando County, Florida

Latest known conditionBrowned out

Buford Sink was blacked out and very tannic through 15 feet; the observer saw no sign of clearing at that depth.

Report date
September 20, 2026
Reported 8 days ago
Source
Central Florida springs vis report
Medium-confidence report
Historical archive
4 reports retained
Dated reports remain available for future research
Report context
Condition observation
The source reports a condition without establishing when it changed
Latest field report

Catfish Hotel

Levy County, Florida

Latest known conditionMixed

Open water was very dark with poor particulate-filled visibility to about 2,000 ft; visibility improved farther in while flow remained strong.

Report date
August 14, 2026
Reported 45 days ago
Source
Divers Atlas
High-confidence report
Historical archive
3 reports retained
Dated reports remain available for future research
Report context
Condition observation
The source reports a condition without establishing when it changed
Latest field report

Orange Grove Sink

Suwannee County, Florida

Latest known conditionGood

A current reply described Orange Grove conditions as good.

Report date
September 27, 2026
Reported 1 day ago
Source
Central Florida springs vis report
Medium-confidence report
Historical archive
4 reports retained
Dated reports remain available for future research
Report context
Condition observation
The source reports a condition without establishing when it changed

How to read this page

Clear about what we know—and what we don’t.

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Reports lead for now

Condition labels come from dated diver reports checked for place, timing, and meaning.

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History is retained

New reports are appended rather than replacing the evidence that came before them.

03

Uncertainty stays visible

Ambiguous, weakly dated, or low-confidence posts are held for review instead of becoming a condition.