canadiancavedigger
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St.Clair river in Ontario and parts of the Niagara river (upper and lower) 4+ knots- with some spots being on the verge of utter chaos
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St Lawrence river ar Lock 21
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Someone else did Cideral Pass in Cozumel, i have a little vid here (YouTube - Snowstorm - Underwater current in Cozumel) of the sand flowing over the rocks, me and my buddy had great fun doing hand stops in the sand (stick your hand in the sand and let the current flip you 180 degree in half a second!)
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Most folks tend to overestimate current speed ... primarily, I think, because moving water is such a powerful force to deal with ...
Although currents in the Narrows can reach those speeds, dive charters won't take you there on very large exchanges. A typical drift dive in the Tacoma Narrows is going to be between 2 and 3 knots of current. Anything over 3 knots and the dive charters are unlikely to put you in, due to concern over turbulance and downcurrents.
Here's today's Narrows currents ...
Currents at The Narrows (North End), Puget Sound, Washington