West Indian Fuzzy Chiton confirmed 2 months ago

Fresh Creek Channel

Andros · Bahamas

Fresh Creek Channel is a wide tidal cut that funnels nutrient-rich water between the interior flats and the barrier reef, creating a feeding station that draws Caribbean reef sharks in numbers unusual even for the Bahamas. The channel walls are carpeted in soft corals and sea plumes, and the mild drift on incoming tides carries divers past dense schools of bar jacks and horse-eye jacks at effortless pace. The mixing of clear oceanic water with tannin-stained fresh creek runoff creates visible thermoclines and an eerie, layered appearance on deeper dives.

Conditions

Depth

8 to 30 m

Open water and up

Current

Often strong

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

10 to 18 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

22 to 31°C

swimsuit or 1mm

Month by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Water (°C)	22	22	23	24	25	27	28	28	28	27	25	23
Vis (m)	15	15	15	15	15	12	10	10	10	12	15	15
Current	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Strong	Strong	Strong	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate