Lake Jocassee update

[FireInMyBones]

My dad and I dove off the ramp yesterday to continue working on his buoyancy and trim. He had a wing nut come off of his BP/W as we passed over the platform. We called the dive as his gear started to come appart. Add that to what needs to be checked in our predive check. I would have never considered that an issue as I verify the tightness of my XS Scuba delrin nuts each dive unconscionably.

Temps at the ramp were 65F at the surface and 5F6 at 20', and 52F at 40'.

 

[divad]

Yikes. Glad it worked out ok. I think I was a few cars away from you. I had about the same temps, plus 48 degrees @ 50' and 46 degrees from 65' to 115'. Its like February. Oh yeah, I found a stratum of air-clear water between 85' and 105' left of the ramp (from the parking lot).

 

[FireInMyBones]

Yikes. Glad it worked out ok. I think I was a few cars away from you. I had about the same temps, plus 48 degrees @ 50' and 46 degrees from 65' to 115'. Its like February. Oh yeah, I found a stratum of air-clear water between 85' and 105' left of the ramp (from the parking lot).

Were you in a drysuit and solo diving?

 

[divad]

Yes.....don't tell anyone.

 

[divad]

I was @ 64' for a long time yesterday and the temp was 52 degrees. That's way warmer than it has been.

 

[PinkInkScuba]

Anyone diving it today that can give me some temps down to about 25-30'? Going to do some shallow dives with the wife this weekend and she was wanting to know water temps.

Thanks

 

[NCBusguy]

Last weekend at the Junk, water temp was 62 at the surface, 55 at the junk, and 51 at 80'

 

[rlskill1]

Anyone have an update on water temps for Jocassee ramp area?

 

[PinkInkScuba]

Was 68 at surface yesterday. I was diving with my wife (new diver) and she got cold at 24' 58 degrees and turned the dive.

 

[rlskill1]

A quick dive at the boat ramp Monday afternoon found the following conditions:

End of Boat Ramp is in 24' water.

Platform is at 30'

1st Thermocline is at 6' water temp drops another Thermocline was at 15-ish feet and another was around 27-33'

Water Temp was around 70 on the surface and 65 degrees at 35'

Visibility is 15-20'

The lake is slowly starting to warm.