A List of Flooded Towns ...

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Guys and gals! Here is a list of flooded towns in USA. Can anyone tell me which ones would make a good dive trip?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flooded_towns_in_the_United_States

Btw... I already did Lake Lanier with some scubaboarders and we filmed the ruins of an underwater house and bridge. Looking for more submerged ruins.

 

[diversteve]

It's not going to be St. Thomas in Lake Mead anytime soon...lol

 

[rhwestfall]

"International": the flooded lock/power dam in Canada (St. Lawrence Region),

and I see this one wasn't on the New York list:

the former village at the deep end of Rushford Lake (New York) near the dam.....

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

"International": the flooded lock/power dam in Canada (St. Lawrence Region),

and I see this one wasn't on the New York list:

the former village at the deep end of Rushford Lake (New York) near the dam.....

The Canadian powerhouse is fairly famous. Can anyone give me more info on the Rushford Lake? Possible access points, depth, distance from the shore, the type of structures etc. It doesn't seem like Rushford is as famous in diving community as the St. Lawrence Ruins.

 

[Scared Silly]

Oddly enough, I just added a town to the list. My Great Grandmother's cabin (home) was flooded by Trinity Lake in California. All that remains is the foundation, a few photos, and my mother's memories. Of course like many places, for the past decade or so it is above water again.

 

[TONY CHANEY]

Not too sure if this is what you are looking for but Lake Jocassee (SC) still has the lodge in pretty good condition (friends have went inside it several times). Right now the top of the lodge is at 256'. There is also the grave yard with several head stones in excellent condition. It has been a few months but I believe that the grave yard is around 130'.

http://www.google.com/url?url=http:...Ivk4gA&usg=AFQjCNERZ0qwMYnWa2A7a4wOwyvG4pyfow

Bygone world lies beneath Jocassee's surface | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com

If you want to dive there let some of us know and there is a lake Jocassee thread on SB. I am surprised that the lake has not made the list.

 

[KathyV]

I've never been, but Bonne Terre Mine in Missouri has a long-standing tradition of being a great underwater "tour of human endeavors of the past" destination, see the link below.

Alert Diver | Bonne Terre Mine

 

[RJP]

It's not going to be St. Thomas in Lake Mead anytime soon...lol

The B-29 - which used to be a serious tech dive at 240ft - can now be done as fairly pedestrian recreational dive.

Lake Mead's Drought Conditions Make Diving For B-29 Wreckage Easier : NPR

 

[spectrum]

By all accounts Flagstaff in Maine is not a worthwhile dive.

Pete

 

[Charles2]

When I first learned to dive (back in the '60s), we used to go to a place on Dale Hollow Lake in Tennessee called Willow Grove. The town was submerged during the construction of the TVA. I don't know how much still stands, but I clearly remember the old school house and several other structures that offered great diving. If I remember correctly, the visibility was usually around 20-30 ft., the depth was around 30 ft. or so, and the swim to the site from shore was 200 yards or so. It's been a long time, but we did have a lot of fun there.

Cheers
Charles