what was the vis at 60 feet
Fresh-water diving in S. Cal.
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Ulfhedinn
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I didn't have a light with me, so all can say is that the viz was very dark! But thinking back, it must have been decent as even in the dark I could make out the undulating mud floor. That's got to be the shallowest I've ever been narced; either that, or the cold froze my brain into playing tricks on me - I could swear I saw stuff, big stuff, moving around down there. Besides the cold, that's another reason I decided to hightail it back to shore and not push forward.
I think there were some big rocks at some point that were a definite contrast to the endless mud. Honestly it was almost 10 years ago since my last dive there and nowadays I feel fortunate I wake up still remembering my name let alone anything else. Maybe I'll repeat the dive someday when I'm really bored, but I'd do it in a drysuit and with lights next time.
stevensamler
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Most lakes here are man made and are reservoirs and i have worked on some. The few i have worked on have effluent pipes at different elevations to manage oxygen levels in the water , the army corp of engineers can open these as they see fit. Although these have trash screens attached to them i would be cautious about diving and get permission first.
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Lake Isabella has an underwater cleanup at French Gulch. I haven't dived there, but there are foundations from a town that was there before they filled in the canyon.
vladodessit
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This is how you check viz in local lakes right now
And how is it under there?
I dont know how to get some of these reservoir open...as a kid (20-25 years ago) i would sneak onto lake mathews in riverside county to fish at night and sometimes day and the vis as over 40 feet at all times...My father told me stories that divers who worked there saw cat fish with eyes as far apart as volkswagon headlights and Ive pulled 20 lbs catfish and 10 lbs trout. I have thought about sneaking out there again but dont see a good way out with all the dive gear. I bet theres some amazing sites.
I dont know how to get some of these reservoir open...as a kid (20-25 years ago) i would sneak onto lake mathews in riverside county to fish at night and sometimes day and the vis as over 40 feet at all times...My father told me stories that divers who worked there saw cat fish with eyes as far apart as volkswagon headlights and Ive pulled 20 lbs catfish and 10 lbs trout. I have thought about sneaking out there again but dont see a good way out with all the dive gear. I bet theres some amazing sites.
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