Any Inland Lakes of British Columbia Worth Diving?

[Locus]

Last year I realized a childhood dream of mine and dove in Christina Lake, BC. It was a bit underwhelming, with not much to see. Mostly I cleaned up trash from under local residents' wharfs.

In a couple of weeks I am going back from Vancouver to the Kootenays, and I'm deciding whether to bring my gear or not. I would like to, but it will be hard to sell the idea to my dive buddy/girlfriend unless I can promise her a better experience than last time.

Is there a lake in the Southern Interior that is good for diving due to some particularly interesting marine life or geological feature?

 

[nadwidny]

Kootenay Lake. It's got wrecks, some fish, bottles, history. But be aware that you can't expect an ocean experience in fresh water. If your GF is expecting a Port Hardy experience in a lake she will always be disappointed. I'll be out there over the August long weekend and then again Aug 17-24.

FWIW I did a dive in Christina a few years ago and thought it was pretty decent for a shallow (30' and up) fresh water dive.

 

[Locus]

Thanks for the suggestion, but we're only going as far East as Christina Lake, so I think Kootenay Lake would be too far out of our way. I do love that area though, especially the fantastic tubing to be had on the Slocan River.

 

[decompression]

Okanagan lake has Ellison dive park. Not bad for fresh water. Also many sites around the floating bridge in west bank/kelowna.


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[DarinJ]

My son & I dive Ellison at least once a week. Also several other good sites around the Okanagan and Shuswap areas. Contact me if you want to meet up.


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