Hospital Hole — Attraction in Spring Hill

Its a hole in the river. If you are a diver and want a unquine deep dive experience, study up on hospital hole and give it a try. Due to some hazards associated with it, take a divemaster with you who had some experience and knowledge od the site. There is a thermocline at 70-80 feet which is composed of hydrogen sulfide which is hazardous. Below that the bottom drops past the maximum recreation dive level. It also has some curvature, technically making it a cave dive with the 100% light blocking thermocline. Key is awareness and not diving beyond your skill and certification. The walk up river can become a walk up river when you leave because of changing flow. It's interesting seeing all the bars and lodging making it look like something out of Deliverance. Lots of friendly kayakers will pass by asking you questions. Overall a...

Unique dive spot, classified as an Advanced Cave Dive. It drops straight down 100+ ft. Bell shape so if you move under the sides it is not open water. At @ 80 '. A hydrogen sulphide layer floats like a cloud unless divers have stored it up. Use to be fish that would dart in and out of the hydrogen sulfide believed to cause copepods to drop off, thus the name.

At@10 ft a haloCline will distort your vision. This can lead to disorientation. Buoyancy control is a must, if your in the center you will not have a visual reference to up or down. Below the hydrogen sulfide layer flashlights are a must as it could be 0 visibility particularly when leaves have fallen and the lower levels...

It was absolutely disappointing. It was so black, dark and cloudy we couldn't see a thing! The current was SO strong over there we almost got swept out. It was so packed full over people and it did not live up the the hype created by everyone. I'm sure years ago it use to be better but now it's just a "scary" part of the river. %100 not for kids. My kids who are 4 and 7 weren't strong enough for the current we had to put them on our back so they didn't get swept away. Also with all the people coming in and out of the hole we almost got ran over so many times. That gosh we were in a boat and not a kyayk because we would've had a hard time paddling...