Ten Fathom Ledge

TEN FATHOM LEDGE

When scuba diving Key West you have plenty of choice and there is a variety of dive sites.

Ten Fathom Ledge

One such dive site is Ten Fathom Ledge, an interesting dive site located just 1 mile southwest of Western Sambo.

Scuba diving Key West Florida will bring allow you to explore dive sites such as Ten Fathom Ledge where there are numerous caves, nooks and crannies, with overhangs all providing exceptional hiding places for a variety of marine life that frequent the area.

The Gulf stream sweeps close by continually cleansing this area providing crystal clear waters and scuba diving Key West centers love to bring you and other groups out to Ten Fathom Ledge to view the spectacular marine life found in these crystal clear waters.

Here you and other scuba divers exploring the caves and overhangs will discover grouper, eagle rays, lobsters and various other crustaceans that prefer to shelter along the Ledge.

Key West is a well scuba diving destination and for good reason. There are numerous dive sites easily accessible and suitable for all abilities.

So if you’re a novice just looking for one of the best scuba dive locations or wanting to improve to Padi Advanced, or maybe you fancy a wreck dive at the many wreck dive sites available.

Whatever you experience you will find that Key West has some of the best scuba diving locations.

Key West Scuba Videos

One of the attractions of Florida Key scuba diving is that you will be able to take underwater photographs or underwater videos such as the one below. With excellent light and clear waters you will be able to get some excellent shots.

This video was taken at reef off the Key West and it does give you an idea of what to expect diving off Key West and the Florida coast (Press the button second right on the bottom of the video player to see it in full screen)…

Terence’s Log

Ten Fathom Ledge
Depth: 12-33m (40-110ft)
Visibility: 9-39m (30-130ft)
Plenty of fish
Novice to Intermediate
Cave, Wall, Drift Diving
Snorkeling: No

When we went scuba diving Key West, I was fortunate that on the day I dived Ten Fathom Ledge we had reasonable currents and were able to drift dive along the ledge and enjoy exploring the overhangs at our leisure.

There were some stunning coral formations and fascinating small caves and the waters were incredibly clear enabling us to see plenty of nurse sharks along the ledge.