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Eastern Dry Rocks
Key West, Florida, United States
Max depth12.2 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Eastern Dry Rocks is a reef dive site near Key West, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It has a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, barracuda, sea fans, tarpon. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Yellowtail SnapperOcyurus chrysurus
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Nearby sites
- 1Rock Key1.8 km
- 2Sand Key Lighthouse3.7 km
- 3Cayman Salvager7.7 km
- 4USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg11 km
- 5Wisteria12 km
- 6USS Amesbury (bow)14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org