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USS Wilkes-Barre
Stock Island, Florida, United States
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Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
USS Wilkes-Barre is a wreck dive site near Stock Island, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nurse sharks, barracuda, tarpon, groupers, 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
Gray SnapperLutjanus griseus
White GruntHaemulon plumierii
Bluestriped GruntHaemulon sciurus
PorkfishAnisotremus virginicus
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatus
Nearby sites
- 1USS Amesbury (bow)6.3 km
- 2Wisteria6.9 km
- 3Cayman Salvager17 km
- 4USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg18 km
- 5Eastern Dry Rocks18 km
- 6Rock Key20 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org