Blue Springs Flood Photos and Story
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I indeed dove Blue springs on sunday the 24. I got there about 2pm and found Rick at central beach on a bulldozer working at adding to the lower parking area.
I had never met him before, we talked for several minutes about the progress that had been made and what still needed to be done. Rick's nephew who worked the gate has left. Most of the work that has been done has been a one man project.
There are 2 docks at the central beach, a new one near the bouy for the armored car and the older one near the shelter. 2 other docks are out of the water and looks like one is being repaired.
The changing rooms still need the dried mud removed from the benches.
The water level is still above the normal level. I'm guessing about 1-2 feet. The concrete steps are under water with an 1-2 inch covering of silt.
The north beach area has not seen much if any work done to it. It still has water covering alot of the parking area. You still have room to park several cars. The dock is still on top of the shelter and the inside of it is a wreck.
I'm adding several pics of the topside view.(if I can figure out how)
The underwater report will be comming shortly.
I had never met him before, we talked for several minutes about the progress that had been made and what still needed to be done. Rick's nephew who worked the gate has left. Most of the work that has been done has been a one man project.
There are 2 docks at the central beach, a new one near the bouy for the armored car and the older one near the shelter. 2 other docks are out of the water and looks like one is being repaired.
The changing rooms still need the dried mud removed from the benches.
The water level is still above the normal level. I'm guessing about 1-2 feet. The concrete steps are under water with an 1-2 inch covering of silt.
The north beach area has not seen much if any work done to it. It still has water covering alot of the parking area. You still have room to park several cars. The dock is still on top of the shelter and the inside of it is a wreck.
I'm adding several pics of the topside view.(if I can figure out how)
The underwater report will be comming shortly.
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I ended up doing one dive while I was at BSQ. I went off the new dock near the armored car. I went to various places near the central beach area. My dive time was 43 minutes with a max depth of 34 feet. I dropped down the line to the armored car, it was covered with a couple of inches of silt.
The viz varies depending on where you are and your depth. The best viz was above the thermocline and along the wall. It was aprox 10-15 feet in this area. In the deeper parts the viz was less. You couldn't see from the 30ft depth down to bottom like you could before.
As I was swimming along about 20ft there were times that you sort of entered a cloud.
I saw more fish yesterday than I had in a long time both large and small,most were along the wall.
As I was driving over to the north beach I saw a wild turkey fly over my truck after I scared it. Very cool!
All in all, I had a good dive. It's good to see that BSQ is starting to come back. Is it perfect? NO. Is it as good as before the flood? NO.
It will take some time until it is what we all remember. It will take a lot of work from Rick and I'm sure some help from all of us.
The viz varies depending on where you are and your depth. The best viz was above the thermocline and along the wall. It was aprox 10-15 feet in this area. In the deeper parts the viz was less. You couldn't see from the 30ft depth down to bottom like you could before.
As I was swimming along about 20ft there were times that you sort of entered a cloud.
I saw more fish yesterday than I had in a long time both large and small,most were along the wall.
As I was driving over to the north beach I saw a wild turkey fly over my truck after I scared it. Very cool!
All in all, I had a good dive. It's good to see that BSQ is starting to come back. Is it perfect? NO. Is it as good as before the flood? NO.
It will take some time until it is what we all remember. It will take a lot of work from Rick and I'm sure some help from all of us.
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Thanks for the update Bryce. Did Rick say anything about water quality testing?
I wonder if the flood brought in some additional fish? Wouldn't that be a cool silver lining if it helped to establish a strong ecosystem in the quarry.
I wonder if the flood brought in some additional fish? Wouldn't that be a cool silver lining if it helped to establish a strong ecosystem in the quarry.
crpntr133
lost, even with a compass
I was thinking the same thing.
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