Rainbow River at KP Hole Park
★★★★☆
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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: 19
iStock-ANDY_BOWLIN
2.6k Sightings
J
246
F
291
M
273
A
203
M
162
J
237
J
286
A
270
S
128
O
174
N
171
D
143
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 360
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Turtle
2.4k Sightings
J
240
F
252
M
247
A
206
M
153
J
215
J
255
A
251
S
125
O
173
N
172
D
143
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 7
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Gar
1.5k Sightings
J
171
F
155
M
182
A
119
M
91
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: 3000
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Catfish
495 Sightings
J
53
F
59
M
61
A
39
M
33
J
25
J
45
A
40
S
26
O
32
N
36
D
46
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 3
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Perch
381 Sightings
J
38
F
41
M
30
A
32
M
15
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: 30
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Carp
291 Sightings
J
51
F
39
M
26
A
20
M
15
J
14
J
36
A
23
S
11
O
20
N
25
D
11
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Common Bream
261 Sightings
J
31
F
32
M
26
A
19
M
10
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: 600
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Crayfish
195 Sightings
J
29
F
10
M
29
A
17
M
11
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: 35
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Trout
154 Sightings
J
12
F
23
M
18
A
13
M
0
J
0
J
18
A
14
S
0
O
18
N
14
D
24
