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 & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Bass
4,312
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#2
Catfish
3,018
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#3
Perch
615
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#4
Carp
542
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#5
Common Bream
300
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#6
Trout
268
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#7
Sturgeon
114
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#8
Turtle
87
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#9
Common Rudd
18
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