Dive Condition Reports

[grantwiscour]

Holiday Lodge
Canyon Lake

Depth 48 ft
Water temp 76 degrees
Viz 8'-10'

Nice dive with sunken objects easily spotted.

 

[cavemn]

Lake Amistad - September 24
Good Enough Springs
Surface temp - 81F
Temp at 115 ' - 73F
Temp in the cave flow - 81F
Max Depth - 163'
Run time - 66 min
Viz 0 - 115' - 2-3' max
Viz 115' to depth 20-30'
Flow 3900 lps or ~1030 gps Screaming
Nice ride if you like being tossed like a toy in a overhead environment{sarcasm}

additional disclaimer: This information is being provided to answer basic questions from the curious. This data should not be used to plan a dive. It is not a normal cave environment, nor is it a typical deep environment. Experience and special training are needed.

 

[cavemn]

Lake Amistad - September 24
Castle Canyon
Surface temp - 80F
Temp at depth - 64F
Max Depth - 146'
Run time - 93min
Viz 0 to 40 - 3-5'
Viz 40-70 - 5-7'
Viz 70 to depth 10-15'
Interesting sheer canyon wall. Lot's of holes, ledges, swim throughs and a nice small cavern to explore around 20'.

 

[ianr33]

Would just add to the above 2 posts that Goodenough is a CAVE at TRIMIX depths. Please don't dive it unless suitably equipped and trained.

 

[paulw]

Wednesday 9-28-11 3:00pm
Lake Travis, Mansfield Dam
Divers – paulw
Air Temp - 100
Water Temp @ Surface – 85
Water Temp @ 65 - 79
Max Depth - 65'
Vis to 30' - 3 to5'
Vis 30' to 65' - 8 to 15'
Dive Time - 58 min

The walk down the stairs and down to the water is really long and steep, this was my first time to dive here in months and man does it look different. The vis was really pretty nice in most places, up to 15'. I saw several really large fish, several big bass and one was at least a 10 pounder and down by the dam there was a very large catfish that was every bit of four feet long. It was a nice dive.

 

[paulw]

Thursday 10-6-11 3:00pm
Lake Travis, Bob Wentz Windy Point
Divers -– paulw
Air Temp - 89
Water Temp @ Surface –77
Water Temp @ 77
Max Depth - 75'
Vis to 30' - 1'
Vis 30' to 65' - 3-4'
Dive Time - 58 min

The viz was really GREAT...
OK really it was total crap, we aren't called swamp divers for nothin! The best vis was at about 35 to 50' and it wasn't good, maybe 4' and below 65 it was 1 to 2'. The wind was blowing hard causing a lot of waves and that just didn't help. I found the top line cut in several places, I repaired three cuts and put a rope I found in place of one section that I will replace later.

 

[carlislere]

Friday, October 14, 2011
Bob Wentz Park
Air temp: upper 60s
Water temp: surface 78 degrees, 113 feet 57 degrees
Visibility: 2-3 feet from surface to 60 feet, braille diving from 60-90 feet (Zero!), Murky 2 feet and VERY dark from 90-113
Cold thermocline at 90 feet.
Max depth: 113 (that is the deepest I found) Dive time: 45 minutes including 14 minutes deco
Not great vis down to 60 feet, then I had to have my canister light and computer at my faceplate to read the screen from 60-90 feet. I thought it would open up below 90 feet, but only to a couple of feet and very dark.

 

[paulw]

Wednesday 10-26-11 3:00pm
Lake Travis, Mansfield Dam
Divers -– paulw
Air Temp - 90
Water Temp @ Surface –72
Water Temp @55 - 72
Max Depth - 55'
Vis to 15' - 3'
Vis 30' to 55' - 3-6'
Dive Time - 55 min

Really nice dive with a lot of fish moving around. With the vis averaging about 4' I dove "small", I just stayed close to the wall and looked at a tight areas. I found what looks like part of an "A-Frame" like I have seen in pictures of the Dam being built, it is laying down and half burred. The lake level continues to drop along with the temp and after 55 minutes in 72 deg water I was cold, it looks like it is time for a heavy hood and gloves.

 

[cruiser]

CSSP at, Terrell, Texas
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Viz 5-6 feet, less in training areas
67 degrees on surface; mid 50's around thermocline
Thermocline at 41 feet
7mm wetsuit, 7mm hood

Did 2 good dives at Terrell yesterday, each 2 hours and a few minutes. Viz is improved from last weekend. Pitch black below thermocline; light penetrated 5 inches.

 

[paulw]

Wednesday 11-2-11 3:00pm
Lake Travis, Bob Wentz
Divers – paulw
Air Temp - 80
Water Temp @ Surface – 71
Water Temp @ 75 - 70
Max Depth - 75'
Vis to 50' - 2 to 3'
Vis 50' to 75' - 1 to 2'
Dive Time - 57 min

The vis was pretty bad everywhere and from the surface to 75' the temp was 70deg getting cold.
Muck divin in the swamp at its finest!