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Phantom Cave 2013 Expedition: Now Deepest Underwater Cave

Postby Cheryl Jones » Jan 23, 2013 11:44 pm

[really well done report!]

To tell the entire story, we need to flashback to January 2012. Our team of cave explorers, scientists, and underwater photographers was granted access and scientific collection permit by the US Bureau of Reclamation, the owners and caretakers of the Phantom Springs property.

During the 2012 seven-day expedition, our team managed to extend the known horizontal cave passage from 8,445 feet (2,475 meters) to 9,845 ft (3000 m), and the maximum depth from 79 feet freshwater (24 m) to a totally unexpected 237 ffw (72 m). These numbers officially catapulted Phantom Springs Cave to the 14th deepest and 17th longest cave in Texas, also making it the third longest underwater cave in the United States (outside of Florida). We knew then that we had to return and finish what we had begun.

Read on and see the pictures and diagrams:
http://www.admfoundation.org/projects/p ... m2013.html
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Re: Phantom Cave 2013 Expedition Report!

Postby submassabielle » Jan 24, 2013 10:08 am

Their video is awesome! I watched it last night. Its about 15 minutes. Great lighting and great HD video quality; very well made!
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Re: Phantom Cave 2013 Expedition: Now Deepest Underwater Cav

Postby Caving Guru » Jan 24, 2013 3:13 pm

Wow what a huge find! This really opens up the possibility for other desert springs to reach extreme depths similar to this cave.
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