How many people have died in Jacob's well?
How many people have died in Jacob's well? At least 12 people have died trying to dive or swim in Jacob's Well. Thrill-seekers from all over the country flock to this famous swimming hole to face the challenge of accomplishing one of the deadliest dive sites in the world.
Does Jacobs well have a bottom?
The well takes an initial plunge through 23 feet of well-lit water to an apparent bottom, but then it veers off into a descent of increasing darkness. I visited with Gregg Tatum who has logged over 250 dives there. He says it is no place for a novice.
Are there animals in Jacobs well?
Temperature of the water in Jacob's Well remains a near-constant 68°F and visibility is typically excellent. The spring provides habitat to numerous species of fish (principally sunfish and perch); turtles; aquatic insects; crustaceans; and, most notably, the cave-adapted Fern Bank salamander (Eurycea pterophilia).
Has Jacobs well been fully explored?
About Jacob's Well The settlers didn't dive into it, of course, but treated it instead as a drinking fountain and later used it to power a saw mill. They named it Jacob's Well because of its biblical magnificence. Since the well was discovered, at least 4,500 feet of it has been explored.
Is the Blue Hole and Jacobs well the same thing?
Jacob's Well is the headwaters of Cypress Creek, which flows through Blue Hole Regional Park and feeds into the Blanco River. More than 200 Native Indian groups populated Central Texas and were collectively known as the Coahuiltecans.
What lives in Jacobs well?
There are no bats, of course, but there are catfish, perch, turtles – at the beginning of the cave – and then deep in, there are blind Texas salamanders to keep you company. You can't scuba dive there without a special permit from Hays County, and the only entity that has one is the Jacob's Well Exploration Project.