Brewers Mills

[artw]

I have heard "Rumours" that open water might occur at http://www.northerntechdiver.com/shoredives/brewermills/brewersmills.php

Can anyone in the Ktown area confirm or deny this ?
Can anyone shar experiences or advice or tell us more about this dive should ow infact exist?

 

[Tom R]

I have heard "Rumours" that open water might occur at http://www.northerntechdiver.com/shoredives/brewermills/brewersmills.php

Can anyone in the Ktown area confirm or deny this ?
Can anyone shar experiences or advice or tell us more about this dive should ow infact exist?

Done it been there, I think I hit 20 feet of water when I was there, My buddy was digging and found a couple of clay pipes and I got a torpedo bottle.

 

[artw]

Right, but is it frozen over?

 

[Limestone Diver]

I dove both upper and lower brewers on the weekend. The conditions were not great. While the flow is down making it possible to swim, viz was only in the 3-4 foot range and usually worse. There is also ice about 200ft downstream from the locks. While it is usually not a problem to dive this area we have had some problems with Parks Canada. The locks are part of the Rideau heritage systems-- it therefore strictly forbiden to remove any artifacts. Although I've never seen a parks person there on the weekend to talk to about the legality of just diving. Perhaps in a week or so the vis may clean up. Just remember the current can be very strong at times and you do have ice downstream. If you are confronted by the parks people- please be friendly as they usually just want to make certian your not stealing artifacts or causing damage to the lock.

 

[FreeFloat]

What an outstanding day for a dive! Smooth, glassy water, air temps of only -6°C, hardly a breath of wind.

Steve also showed up to dive, and while we were gearing up a couple of the local divers showed up to watch. I didn't catch their names but apparently they lurk Scubaboard as well and had heard there was a dive planned.

Art and I did 35 minutes in 0°C water. The current had lightened up from when I first surveyed the site last Thursday; on Saturday it was about the same as the Conestoga typically has. We saw a few bottles, lots of oysters (including one still alive & pulsing), the odd dead fish, a plate, teacup, and lots of bits of wooden planking.

The above-water site pics

 

[Under Michael]

What an outstanding day for a dive! Smooth, glassy water, air temps of only -6°C, hardly a breath of wind.

Steve also showed up to dive, and while we were gearing up a couple of the local divers showed up to watch. I didn't catch their names but apparently they lurk Scubaboard as well and had heard there was a dive planned.

Art and I did 35 minutes in 0°C water. The current had lightened up from when I first surveyed the site last Thursday; on Saturday it was about the same as the Conestoga typically has. We saw a few bottles, lots of oysters (including one still alive & pulsing), the odd dead fish, a plate, teacup, and lots of bits of wooden planking.

The above-water site pics

Looks like it was fun. Should I bring snow shoes?
UM

 

[FreeFloat]

I did. A sled too, to help with all the gear. The snow was about 2' deep (deeper in the snowbanks) and wearing your tanks you'd go straight through it. The trail you can see in some of the pictures was tramped down by me in my snowshoes.

I have a few underwater pics too but for some reason the upload wasn't working - I'll have to try again.