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Salt River Canyon
Salt River - Outer East Wall · Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth35 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Salt River Canyon is a wall dive site near Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 35 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, groupers, jacks, barracuda, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
KeteChaetodon capistratus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Nearby sites
- 1Shark Shanty1.1 km
- 2White Horse Reef1.4 km
- 3Little Cozumel1.8 km
- 4Twin Anchors1.9 km
- 5Knobby Knoll2.1 km
- 6Cruzan Comfort3.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org