River Diving in NC

[FossilFinder]

Carter, Joseph G., and others. 1988. Fossil collecting in North Carolina. Bulletin 89. North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Price: $6.50

This report describes thirty-four fossil collecting locations in eastern North Carolina. Each site has a location map. The report is profusely illustrated with black and white plates to assist fossil identification.


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Alex J

 

[dawadig]

hi i am going to pembroke for the 4th. I will be doing some diving in my cousins back yard (he lives on the lumber) any updates on diving the lumber would be appreciated.
thanks max

 

[crawford]

dawadig,
I was originally going to be in Lumberton on the 4th, but our schedule changed, we could have gotten in a dive. I've heard from locals that the bottom in most places is sandy. I know this myself from swimming, canoeing, playing war in the swamps as a kid, and jumping off bridges (please don't try this, young and dumb, but when your feet would occasionally hit bottom, it was sandy), but I often assumed it was just the high current shallow places. Sounds like most of the river is sandy bottom, which is great, no silt.

Definitely let me know how it goes!

 

[RUFUST]

A little side bar.Are there any public or semi public spots that a land locked person can go to dig? Might be cool for a diver to take non divers in the group and dig on shore.Also what is shore like hard or all soft silt?

 

[ChrisPrice]

Anyone diving the Lumber River lately?

 

[drumkiller]

I'd be interested in hitting the Lumber or Cape Fear rivers.
Having done a lot of hooka diving in smaller rivers farther inland, it would be nice to deal with something other then mocassins and leaches in zero viz .