Tamaulipas
Nacimiento del Río Sabinas (La Quinta)
Info · exploration
Expeditions only: no dive centre on site; according to Nitrox (IANTD) divers are guarded by state police because of insecurity, and all gear comes from Mexico City.
- Max depth105 m (344 ft)
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialExperienced divers
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The dive
A spring that Nitrox (IANTD) names as one of the better-known cave systems of the area.
Profile and sections
A spring that Nitrox (IANTD) names as one of the better-known cave systems of the area.
The NSS Cave Diving Section and the AMCS surveyed the cave in March 1979; Sheck Exley dived here that year, and little was explored afterwards. According to POSTA, winter floods cleared a gravel restriction at 95 m where earlier divers had stopped. Osama Gobara's team got past it in March 2026 and calls Sabinas its main target for 2027.
- Depth and profile
- In March 2026 pushed past a restriction at ~95 m to ~105 m (InDEPTH). The AMCS map of March 1979 gave 175 m length and 95 m depth.
- Configuration
- Passage sizes not published.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR
- Configuration unknown — research beforehand
- Goes down to 105 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
In the municipality of Gómez Farías, one of the municipalities of the El Cielo biosphere reserve; current access is not published.
Around Nacimiento del Río Sabinas (La Quinta)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
News
Access and rules change: check what applies locally right before your trip. Source: GDELT Project and the news feeds of diving magazines. Search for more news ↗ Searched automatically, last on 11 Nov 2026.
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