Gray Quarry, Gray TN

[rlskill1]

6/26/2017
Max Depth: 65'
Water Temp: 72-73 Top to bottom.
Vis: 40'
Changing stations
2 ramps
1 surface platform
1 underwater training platform at 22'
Underwater there is a bus, fire truck, statuary, 2 boats and 2 jet skis.
Contact Smoky Mountain Divers 423-239-7333, sign a waiver, pay the $15 fee, and receive the gate code.

 

[rlskill1]

Adjacent Exit #13 off I-26.

 

[drrich2]

Max Depth: 65'
Water Temp: 72-73 Top to bottom.

This sounds strange to me. I would've expected at least one thermocline in a quarry that deep in a temperate climate.

If Gray Quarry is low 70's even at depth, that'd really be a nice feature. Is the 65 foot depth a small section, or is much of the quarry deep?

Richard.

 

[rlskill1]

The owner placed an aerator in the quarry.
This keeps the water turned over and temps on the surface are same on bottom.
There is a shelf down to 30-35' with ample room to keep shallow but then it drops to 60-65' or so. Makes for a nice wall dive.