Dove the shaker plant last night with several others from aboard the Giant Stride of Lake Travis Scuba.
Visibility was not very good but did open up a bit below 80'.
Max depth 112' 72 min, 68f
Came across two of the concrete monolith like structures at the 100' level that were used as towers supporting a aerial tramway to move gravel from the shaker plant during construction of Mansfield Dam in the late 30's and completed in 1941. There were many large steel plates (4'X8') or larger scattered about all over the place as well as a bunch of large bolts and pipes. In some areas, I encountered the finest silt I've ever seen in lake Travis, which when disturbed, hangs like smoke suspended in the water columns, reducing visibility to less than 12 inches.
In other areas there was larger sized gravel resulting in better vis, up to 8 feet.
Another diver reported finding several of the monoliths in shallower depths less than 55' and I suspect there is more to find below 100 based on previous shaker plant data. With the lake currently down 25' now is a great time to explore this historic spot on the bottom of Lake Travis
Safe diving
Visibility was not very good but did open up a bit below 80'.
Max depth 112' 72 min, 68f
Came across two of the concrete monolith like structures at the 100' level that were used as towers supporting a aerial tramway to move gravel from the shaker plant during construction of Mansfield Dam in the late 30's and completed in 1941. There were many large steel plates (4'X8') or larger scattered about all over the place as well as a bunch of large bolts and pipes. In some areas, I encountered the finest silt I've ever seen in lake Travis, which when disturbed, hangs like smoke suspended in the water columns, reducing visibility to less than 12 inches.
In other areas there was larger sized gravel resulting in better vis, up to 8 feet. Another diver reported finding several of the monoliths in shallower depths less than 55' and I suspect there is more to find below 100 based on previous shaker plant data. With the lake currently down 25' now is a great time to explore this historic spot on the bottom of Lake Travis
Safe diving
