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Julia Tuttle Causeway Artificial Reef
Miami, South Florida, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth9 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyFlorida Strait
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Julia Tuttle Causeway Artificial Reef is an artificial reef and reef dive site near Miami, Florida, United States, in the Florida Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 9 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, seahorses, barracuda, nurse sharks, lobsters. 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
- Rainwater KillifishLucania parva
- Code GobyGobiosoma robustum
Pink ShrimpPenaeus (Farfantepenaeus) duorarum
Slender Sargassum ShrimpLatreutes fucorum
Green Snapping ShrimpAlpheus normanni
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Bigclaw Snapping ShrimpAlpheus heterochaelis- Dwarf SeahorseHippocampus zosterae
Nearby sites
- 1Radio Tower Pyramids8.3 km
- 2USCGC Lotus10 km
- 3Haulover Ledge13 km
- 4Neptune Memorial Reef15 km
- 5Emerald Reef17 km
- 6Tenneco Towers21 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org