Dive site · Flower Garden Banks, Texas
East Flower Garden Bank
East Flower Garden Bank, in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, far out in the Gulf off Texas and Louisiana. A coral reef on a salt dome, the larger of the two Flower Gardens. The sanctuary's 7 mooring buoys here sit in 61 to 70 ft. Reached by liveaboard from Freeport, Texas; deeper than the 60 ft open-water limit. Sanctuary rules apply: no anchoring, look, don't touch, and take nothing.
Open in the viewer from By boat at the East Bank moorings →
Quick facts
| Type | Dive site, reef, moored |
|---|---|
| Depth at the mooring pin | 19.5 m (64 ft) |
| Position | 27.9095°N, 93.5974°W (approximate, ±30 m) |
| From By boat at the East Bank moorings | 3 m (8 ft), bearing 319° NW |
| Source | NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, mooring buoy coordinates |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From By boat at the East Bank moorings, 3 m (8 ft) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its depth at the mooring pin.
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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.