© Mermet Springs Inc, 62908 Belknap
Mermet Springs, Southern Illinois
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Mermet Springs is a full-service dive site and scuba training facility that offers on-site scuba instruction. This site strives for excellence and caters to dive shops, instructors, students, and certified scuba divers of all experience levels and certifying agencies.
Mermet Springs is known for its schools of American Paddlefish or Spoonbill, large bluegill, and giant catfish. If you are very lucky you may even encounter the freshwater Jellyfish!
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 19
iStock-ANDY_BOWLIN
4.8k Sightings
J
51
F
29
M
54
A
154
M
468
J
967
J
1k
A
824
S
752
O
344
N
136
D
32
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3000
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Catfish
3.1k Sightings
J
27
F
0
M
20
A
91
M
200
J
446
J
621
A
624
S
651
O
322
N
85
D
27
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3
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Perch
767 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
12
A
18
M
88
J
183
J
139
A
150
S
82
O
63
N
32
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 30
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Carp
584 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
45
J
156
J
113
A
101
S
116
O
40
N
13
D
0
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Common Bream
330 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
50
J
70
A
91
S
63
O
29
N
27
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 35
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Trout
303 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
35
J
84
J
53
A
54
S
60
O
17
N
0
D
0
