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Rock Key
Key West, Florida, United States
Max depth10.7 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Rock Key is a reef dive site near Key West, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It has a maximum depth of about 11 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
- 1Eastern Dry Rocks1.8 km
- 2Sand Key Lighthouse2.0 km
- 3Cayman Salvager9.3 km
- 4USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg13 km
- 5Wisteria13 km
- 6USS Amesbury (bow)15 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org