Location:
Lost Lake is south of Houston along Highway 288 south just 3/4 of a mile past Highway 6. It's on the east side of 288. In fact, it's just almost a stone's throw from Twin Lakes.
Visibility: a whopping 3' ~ 5'
Air Temp: 71f (first dive) to 77f (second dive)
Water temp: a blistering 55f (lol)
Cost: $10
Nearby restrooms/food: Subway and gas stations down the street.
Being about the only thing open around the Houston area at this time, Lost Lake will do for diving. My primary purpose was to test out the dry suit I recently purchased. Considering the water temp, I'm very grateful and happy to report that I didn't have any leaks. Although, keeping warm even at 15' was a challenge. I did two dives; one of 45 minutes and the second at 60 minutes. This was with Henderson 3mm Gold Core wet gloves and no Thinsulate on my feet. Needless to say, I'm getting dry gloves and Thinsulate booties ASAP. ...lol. I couldn't feel my hands when I got back to the surface. On the first dive, I used just a Andy's Thinsulate undergarment and was cold. On the second dive, I doubled up. I was warmer in the core area with two undergarments (fleece and Thinsulate) but will reevaluate once I get dry gloves and Thinsulate booties. My 7mm hood turned out to be perfect.
Pictures are always worth a thousand words. So, I've attached some for your amusement. There are a few shots of the topside area around Lost Lake. Then a few showing the awesome visibility. I'm 5'10" and took a shot of my fins while I was horizontal. As you can see, the visibility is breathtaking (LOL). Another shot is the deck rail on the platform. The platform is not that big (8'x8' ?) but the top rail disappears quickly. Another great shot is looking up at the buoy marking the platform. Lastly, there's a great shot of my dive buddies.
Oh, and be careful if you use the stairs on the west side of the lake. They're a bit, uuhhhhhmmmm flexible. lol
Richard
Lost Lake is south of Houston along Highway 288 south just 3/4 of a mile past Highway 6. It's on the east side of 288. In fact, it's just almost a stone's throw from Twin Lakes.
Visibility: a whopping 3' ~ 5'
Air Temp: 71f (first dive) to 77f (second dive)
Water temp: a blistering 55f (lol)
Cost: $10
Nearby restrooms/food: Subway and gas stations down the street.
Being about the only thing open around the Houston area at this time, Lost Lake will do for diving. My primary purpose was to test out the dry suit I recently purchased. Considering the water temp, I'm very grateful and happy to report that I didn't have any leaks. Although, keeping warm even at 15' was a challenge. I did two dives; one of 45 minutes and the second at 60 minutes. This was with Henderson 3mm Gold Core wet gloves and no Thinsulate on my feet. Needless to say, I'm getting dry gloves and Thinsulate booties ASAP. ...lol. I couldn't feel my hands when I got back to the surface. On the first dive, I used just a Andy's Thinsulate undergarment and was cold. On the second dive, I doubled up. I was warmer in the core area with two undergarments (fleece and Thinsulate) but will reevaluate once I get dry gloves and Thinsulate booties. My 7mm hood turned out to be perfect.
Pictures are always worth a thousand words. So, I've attached some for your amusement. There are a few shots of the topside area around Lost Lake. Then a few showing the awesome visibility. I'm 5'10" and took a shot of my fins while I was horizontal. As you can see, the visibility is breathtaking (LOL). Another shot is the deck rail on the platform. The platform is not that big (8'x8' ?) but the top rail disappears quickly. Another great shot is looking up at the buoy marking the platform. Lastly, there's a great shot of my dive buddies.
Oh, and be careful if you use the stairs on the west side of the lake. They're a bit, uuhhhhhmmmm flexible. lol
Richard
