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East Flower Garden Stairway
Flower Garden Banks, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp21–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
East Flower Garden Stairway is a reef dive site, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, groupers, barracuda, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetula
Spanish HogfishBodianus rufus
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurus
Nearby sites
- 1East Flower Garden Bank2.4 km
- 2Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary22 km
- 3West Flower Garden Bank23 km
- 4Geyer Bank25 km
- 5Rankin Bank25 km
- 6McGrail Bank28 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org