WKPP: Leon Sinks-Wakulla Spring Connection

[true]

We've now been able to post a photo gallery on the gue.com site with both stills and frame grabs from the dives:

http://www.gue.com/Galleries/WKPP/2007/Turner_July_28/index.html

 

[Marvel]

Amazing accomplishment!

 

[wb416]

This is a cool accomplishment, but I'm curious... if you'll allow me some leeway here... aside from the incredible satisfaction of physically making the connection, what does this add to the body of knowledge that the dye-traces haven't already proven/implied? Is it knowing the physical size of the connection between the two systems that helps to quantify pollution run-off predictions? Or are there other considerations as well.

Respectfully...

 

[jiveturkey]

Finding the link in this way shows what they knew in theory. The dye is one part of showing but in science, your facts are only as good as your evidence. The better your evidence, the sounder your footing is. This is much more powerful than simplying using dye to say vaguely, that there is some kind of link somewhere underground. This undeniably shows that link.

 

[Friggincold]

Also I think that the geologists thought the karst was more like a sponge( millions of little tubes) instead a large conduit making the way to Wakulla. This just gives them a confirmed pathway and changes some geologists way of thinking......

 

[Belmont]

How deep was the dive? I've seen MOD 300 on a cylinder...

 

[seiff]

radical

 

[limeyx]

How deep was the dive? I've seen MOD 300 on a cylinder...

I think avg. depth is about 270-290 from what i have read in previous reports.
(I am not involved with the project tho ...)

 

[Belmont]

I think avg. depth is about 270-290 from what i have read in previous reports.
(I am not involved with the project tho ...)

Thank you, much appreciated