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West Flower Garden Bank
Flower Garden Banks, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp21–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
West Flower Garden Bank is a pinnacle and reef dive site, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 17 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, moray eels, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Reef ButterflyfishChaetodon sedentarius
Spotfin ButterflyfishChaetodon ocellatus
LionfishPterois volitans
Spanish HogfishBodianus rufus
Spotted MorayGymnothorax moringa
SquirrelfishHolocentrus adscensionis
Nearby sites
- 1Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary2.0 km
- 2East Flower Garden Bank22 km
- 3East Flower Garden Stairway23 km
- 4Rankin Bank31 km
- 5Geyer Bank39 km
- 6McGrail Bank51 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org