Rainbow River at KP Hole Park
★★★★☆
(8,114)
Sitting about 100 miles north of Tampa, Rainbow River is a jewel of a dive site in the middle of Florida. Crystal clear, as it’s fed from a natural spring, this river is full of unique freshwater fish, turtles, and alligators.
Wildlife encounters include your typical Florida spring fish like bluegill, bass, cichlids, catfish, and tilapia. Possible sightings of alligators and turtles as well.
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
2.8k Sightings
J
249
F
338
M
360
A
235
M
171
J
237
J
286
A
272
S
128
O
174
N
173
D
145
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 360
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Turtle
2.6k Sightings
J
242
F
294
M
321
A
235
M
156
J
215
J
255
A
253
S
125
O
175
N
174
D
145
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 7
Shutterstock-Khairul Ishra
Gar
1.6k Sightings
J
173
F
195
M
253
A
143
M
100
J
98
J
136
A
113
S
56
O
130
N
119
D
89
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
545 Sightings
J
55
F
69
M
84
A
48
M
33
J
25
J
45
A
42
S
26
O
32
N
38
D
48
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
410 Sightings
J
38
F
49
M
42
A
36
M
20
J
19
J
37
A
40
S
22
O
39
N
42
D
26
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
321 Sightings
J
51
F
49
M
36
A
28
M
17
J
14
J
36
A
23
S
11
O
20
N
25
D
11
Shutterstock-Tony Tilford
Common Bream
296 Sightings
J
31
F
43
M
43
A
25
M
11
J
24
J
24
A
24
S
10
O
27
N
17
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
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Crayfish
216 Sightings
J
29
F
14
M
38
A
19
M
17
J
14
J
28
A
11
S
0
O
12
N
14
D
20
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
158 Sightings
J
12
F
23
M
21
A
14
M
0
J
0
J
18
A
14
S
0
O
18
N
14
D
24
