Editing Weeki Wachee, Florida (section)

==Weeki Wachee Springs==
===Tourist attraction===
[[File:Weeki Wachee Springs State Park 001.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance to Weeki Wachee Springs State Park]]
[[Weeki Wachee Springs]], the spring of the [[Weeki Wachee River]], is a Florida tourist attraction where underwater performances by [[mermaid]]s&nbsp;— women dressed in fancy outfits with fins about their legs&nbsp;— can be viewed in an aquarium-like setting. The attraction includes a Buccaneer Bay water park, animal shows, and boat rides. General Manager Robyn Anderson was the town's mayor. The park is now a [[List of Florida state parks|Florida State Park]] and is owned and managed by the State Parks department.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/springs/orl-travel-weeki-wachee-spring-state-park-story,0,1802068.story |title=Florida Springs Guide: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref>

===Deepest naturally formed spring in the United States===
From May 22 until August 30, 2007, the discharge level at Weeki Wachee spring dropped to a level that allowed for [[Cave diving|cave divers]] to gain effective entry into the cave system at the spring. The [[Karst Underwater Research]] team successfully executed exploration dives and the necessary in-water [[Decompression practice#Decompression stops|decompression]] to explore approximately {{convert|6700|ft|m}} in multiple passages at an average depth of {{convert|265|ft|m}} fresh water (ffw) with a maximum depth of {{convert|407|ft}} ffw.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.karstunderwaterresearch.org/projects/weeki_wachee.asp |title=Weeki Wachee Spring |access-date=August 18, 2008 |work=karstunderwaterresearch.org |publisher=Karst Underwater Research }}</ref><ref name=StPete2009>{{cite news |author1=Neill, Logan |author2=Anderson, Joel |title=Cave divers explore deepest parts of Weeki Wachee Springs |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |date=April 20, 2009 |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article993502.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421220643/http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article993502.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 21, 2009 |access-date=June 1, 2009}}</ref>