Dive Authorization Course
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Spring Lake
San Marcos, TX
At the headwaters of the San Marcos River, more than 200 artesian springs bubble up to form Spring Lake. Here human history stretches back more than 12,000 years to the last ice age and natural history even further. Spring Lake is a jewel for divers.
Spring Lake at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment is home to:
- Crystal-clear waters that remain a constant 72 degrees year-round
- One of the world’s largest aquifer-driven spring systems
- Eight threatened and endangered species
- A state antiquities landmark
- The longest continuously inhabited site in North America
- Ongoing biological and archaeological research and many collaborative projects
- Likely the densest population of turtles in the United States..and more
No natural resource is more important to our future than water. And, Spring Lake is as pristine a body of water as you’ll find. So The Meadows Center offers a limited number of opportunities for you to explore and help protect Spring Lake.
The Spring Lake Management Plan requires that anyone diving in Spring Lake must first take the Spring Lake Dive Authorization course (DAC). This requirement is in place to ensure that all divers entering Spring Lake are knowledgeable of the rules and regulations that apply there.
The Dive Authorization Course (DAC)
2016 Spring Schedule
March 26th
April 9th
May 14th
May 28th
Course cost is $230 and you can sign up through Lone Star Scuba.
The course occurs in one day starting at 9:00AM along with a few hours of pre-course attendance homework. |
