diving in fresh water

[boomx5]

Most lakes seem to be low-vis.

My only fresh-water dives have been ~10 dives in Lake Tahoe, NV. with 100+ feet of vis. and 2 dives in the American River, Sacramento CA., first dive 30 feet, second dive <1 foot (something upstream really stirred it up. We got separated and I surfaced).

Here's some pics of Tahoe:

http://www.5thd-x.com/classes/roadshow/lktahoetech10904/index.htm

Here's some pics of a lake called Stumpy Meadows up by GeorgeTown California:

http://www.aegirswind.com/ourstuff/sauestumpymeadowsrecontrip4-25-04/index.html

Another lake called Lake Spalding, it's about 1 hour north of Sacramento up I-80:

http://www.aegirswind.com/ourstuff/sauelakespaulding6504/

We have also done a lot of dives in Folsom Lake. However, the vis right now is between 2'-6' (which isn't to bad) and the lake is very low right now, so it's really not worth spending to much time diving in unless we are desperate.

 

[Cecil]

Here's some local fresh water reports.

Lake Winnepasaukee

Lake Winni 2

Lake Champlain Wrecks

 

[STOGEY]

I'd rather the ocean anyday too - but, that said, I hear they have decent FW wreck or two if you are willing to drive up to the Great Lakes

I forget what lake it is, but the wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald is in one of the Great Lakes.

 

[farrakhan]

Ahhhhh I miss the fresh water. Originally being from Toronto Canada I have done a heap of dives in both fresh (The Great Lakes) and Salt (The Cold Southern Ocean). South Australia has some of the best cavern, sinkhole, cave sites in the world and these fresh water environments offer endless visibility as well as the cold fresh water diving a remember from home. Pictures of these fresh water caves can be found on www.cavedivers.com.au. This is the official Cave Divers Assosiation of Australia website so it is worth the look. As for which is better, it's all personal preference, both have pro's and cons. I love not wearing any weight with my twin 100's in fresh water, but I love the colourful fish life in the oceans. They both rock

 

[Soggy]

I forget what lake it is, but the wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald is in one of the Great Lakes.

It's in Lake Superior and it's over 500 feet deep and diving is outlawed on it. One team did manage to do a sneak dive on it for a few minutes of bottom time. There is a report on it somewhere around the web.

 

[MASS-Diver]

It's in Lake Superior and it's over 500 feet deep and diving is outlawed on it. One team did manage to do a sneak dive on it for a few minutes of bottom time. There is a report on it somewhere around the web.

I remember reading that report (probably from a link off TDS) - it was so wild. At one point, one of the guys has to direct breath off a deco tank.

 

[Soggy]

Here it is...

It was done by Terrance Tysall and Mike Zee.

The Edmund Fitzgerald - 1995 Expedition

 

[matt_unique]

Here it is...

It was done by Terrance Tysall and Mike Zee.

The Edmund Fitzgerald - 1995 Expedition

That is an example of crazy skills and keeping your cool.

 

[Soggy]

That is an example of crazy skills and keeping your cool.

Yeah, they solved the problems well. There are some planning issues that I definitely don't think were the best. Had they not made it to the anchor line for some reason, they would've been screwed.

...but, they did do a dive on a virgin wreck to 530 feet and lived to tell about it which is much more than I can say about my own accomplishments and experience.

 

[MSilvia]

Damn, that's quite a dive!