ShallowDiverDave
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I was watching a documentary on Niagara falls and they mentioned that it's 200 ft. deep at the bottom of the falls. Anybody ever even suggest diving Niagara? I was thinking current would definitely be an issue.
Diving The One and Only Niagara Falls?
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1_T_Submariner
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I have never thought of it. Can't imagine there would be much to see or the vis would be very good? Interesting thought though.
Yeah, I would think the vortex would be killer.
Tamas
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WVDiver:
On the other hand it would be a very cool "giant stride" off the top
caseybird
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Have you guys ever seen Niagara Falls? Nobody's diving it.
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ShallowDiverDave
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caseybird:
That's it, I'm attempting it tomorrow. If I die before I surface, I pray the lord my ... <Someone else finish the rhyme, I'm too tired to think>
Diving the falls is for wimps....just do it like they did in the olden days--use a barrell
Don’t jump to conclusions about diving it. It could be a raging torrent down there or peaceful and calm.
My bet would be if it is that deep there is very likely some very calm waters down there. A lot depends on the topography of the bottom.
I have made dives under much smaller falls where you could just stop and watch without moving at all. Other than the noise you had no idea the falls were above.
We have areas locally where we go under the river current at 90 degrees and you can stop and watch anytime you want without moving an inch.
What’s fun is sending someone up on their first trip and watching them take off like they were in a cartoon.
I don’t know if that big mother has ever been done after it was reopened to its present state. I would bet a big problem would be the governments that control the area.
I’d love to go for it if it is in fact diveable.
Gary D.
My bet would be if it is that deep there is very likely some very calm waters down there. A lot depends on the topography of the bottom.
I have made dives under much smaller falls where you could just stop and watch without moving at all. Other than the noise you had no idea the falls were above.
We have areas locally where we go under the river current at 90 degrees and you can stop and watch anytime you want without moving an inch.
What’s fun is sending someone up on their first trip and watching them take off like they were in a cartoon.
I don’t know if that big mother has ever been done after it was reopened to its present state. I would bet a big problem would be the governments that control the area.
I’d love to go for it if it is in fact diveable.
Gary D.
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Ya think?
Might have something to do with the 600,000 gallons per second falling over the Horseshoe(Canadian) Falls - seems a little fast for a drift dive - until you get sucked down into the vortex at the Whirlpool turn. I've seen full size trees get pulped there.
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