I hope to be diving with who I think you speak of near the end of April! I look forward to that warm Arkansas water! Up here in Ohio, the water has just warmed up to above solid!
ps I also dive a 3mm, but it is dry
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I hope to be diving with who I think you speak of near the end of April! I look forward to that warm Arkansas water! Up here in Ohio, the water has just warmed up to above solid!
ps I also dive a 3mm, but it is dry
Avonthediver
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Man that sounds like some kinda party you are putting on! Is this some kinda special thing or just a general shindig?
anyway sounds like fun!
dwellerbottom
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Just a group of people I have met & dived with from another scuba fourm.
We try to get together a couple of times a year at Beaver, Table Rock, or Oronogo & dive together.
pm sent...
We try to get together a couple of times a year at Beaver, Table Rock, or Oronogo & dive together.
pm sent...
kimbalabala
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We're planning to dive at Mermet at the beginning of April. I'm curious what you meant when you said the quarry had recently turned over. Viz has never really been good when I've been there. I'm hoping that if I go when everyone else thinks it's too cold maybe I'll get lucky and be the first to silt the place up for the day! (REALLY need to work on buoyancy!)
Avonthediver
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LOL kimbalabala your not supposed to stir up silt or hit bottom!
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dwellerbottom
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I hope to be diving with who I think you speak of near the end of April! I look forward to that warm Arkansas water! Up here in Ohio, the water has just warmed up to above solid!
ps I also dive a 3mm, but it is dry
Yes, I think I may know you from somewhere, and you very well may be right...
Kimbalabala,
To help describe what I meant by "turn Over." The link at the bottom probably gives a better definition. When the lake or body of water turns over. It effects the visibility due to the cooler more dense water settling on the bottom forcing the water on the bottom to the top. kicking up silt in the process.
I plan on diving Mermet the last week of March. Hopefully the conditions have changed.
Lake turnover occurs on many large and/or deep bodies of water. As air temperatures drop so does the water temperature of the upper layers of a body of water. As these upper layers cool they become denser and heavier. Eventually they become cold enough and heavy enough to the point they begin to sink. As this heavy dense layer sinks it displaces the water at the lake bottom forcing the lower layers to the surface. It is the unique properties of the water molecule which causes water to contract down to 40 degrees F and then to begin expanding at 39 degrees F to 32 degrees F that makes this process possible without freezing the lake through.
Lake frequently asked questions: Minnesota DNR
To help describe what I meant by "turn Over." The link at the bottom probably gives a better definition. When the lake or body of water turns over. It effects the visibility due to the cooler more dense water settling on the bottom forcing the water on the bottom to the top. kicking up silt in the process.
I plan on diving Mermet the last week of March. Hopefully the conditions have changed.
Lake turnover occurs on many large and/or deep bodies of water. As air temperatures drop so does the water temperature of the upper layers of a body of water. As these upper layers cool they become denser and heavier. Eventually they become cold enough and heavy enough to the point they begin to sink. As this heavy dense layer sinks it displaces the water at the lake bottom forcing the lower layers to the surface. It is the unique properties of the water molecule which causes water to contract down to 40 degrees F and then to begin expanding at 39 degrees F to 32 degrees F that makes this process possible without freezing the lake through.
Lake frequently asked questions: Minnesota DNR
kimbalabala
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Avonthediver - I KNOW I'm not supposed to stir up the silt!!! I'm workin' on it! I'm worse in cold water than I am in warm water too - that's why I'm going - to work on those skills. Practice, practice, practice ... sigh ...
Bludiver - thanks for the info. I just keep learning - who would have thought that something called "turnover" would have such an impact on viz quality? (the only "turnovers" I knew about were either edible or were related to employment!) I'll be interested to hear what the conditions are when you go. We're going the weekend of April 2. I was watching the online video at the Mermet website the other day and I've never seen the viz look like what they filmed! I suppose when we go on weekends, and there are classes going on, all that activity really stirs things up. Maybe we should try to get away during the week some day ...
Bludiver - thanks for the info. I just keep learning - who would have thought that something called "turnover" would have such an impact on viz quality? (the only "turnovers" I knew about were either edible or were related to employment!) I'll be interested to hear what the conditions are when you go. We're going the weekend of April 2. I was watching the online video at the Mermet website the other day and I've never seen the viz look like what they filmed! I suppose when we go on weekends, and there are classes going on, all that activity really stirs things up. Maybe we should try to get away during the week some day ...
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