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Founded
  
1996

Karst Underwater Research httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen44eKUR

Type
  
Registered Non-profit 501(c)(3)organization

Key people
  
Brett Hemphill, Director & PresidentAndrew Pitkin, DirectorMichael Poucher,DirectorJeff Petersen, Director

Website
  
www.karstunderwaterresearch.org

Headquarters
  
Motto
  
"Reconnaissance, Exploration, Survey, Sampling"

Similar
  
Woodville Karst Plain Project, National Speleological Society, Global Underwater Explorers

Profiles

Exploration cave diving down and dirty with karst underwater research


Karst Underwater Research (KUR) Mission Statement - Karst Underwater Research is a 501(c)(3) which is dedicated to the preservation and protection of Karst aquifers and the quality of their water by conducting relevant scientific research and documentation of Karst aquifer surface features and corresponding underwater caverns and conduits. KUR has been most noted in their exploration of Weeki Wachee Springs Twin Dees Phantom Springs Eagles Nest Cave Florida Coastal Springs Research

Contents

Weeki Wachee - Twin Dees Exploration Project

In 2007 KUR team found that Weeki Wachee Springs is the deepest naturally formed spring in the United States at a depth of 407 feet.

From May 22 until August 30, 2007, the discharge level at Weeki Wachee spring dropped to a level that allowed for cave divers to gain effective entry into the cave system at the spring. The KUR team successfully executed exploration dives and the necessary in-water decompression to explore approximately 6,700 feet in multiple passages at an average depth of 265 Feet Fresh Water (ffw) with a maximum depth of 407 ffw.

References

Karst Underwater Research Wikipedia


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