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Tennessee Chuck McKibbonville Reef
Mexico Beach, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp18–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
Tennessee Chuck McKibbonville Reef is a reef dive site near Mexico Beach, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, dolphins, nudibranchs, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus- Convict GobyLythrypnus phorellus
Lesser Devil RayMobula hypostoma
Lesser Electric RayNarcine bancroftii- Checkered BlennyStarksia ocellata
Florida PompanoTrachinotus carolinus
Grey MulletMugil cephalus
Nearby sites
- 1Mexico Beach 2002 Grant Reef1.7 km
- 2Fish America Foundation Reef2.3 km
- 3Garfield Wilson Reef3.6 km
- 4Mb-2567.5 km
- 5Mb-2488.1 km
- 6Vamar Shipwreck Site8.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org