Some Cold Diving

[Dan F]

I went diving in 38 degree water yesterday, the coldest I've ever dove at this point. A co-worker's husband had mentioned that the visibility at the local reservoir was 25' - as good as it gets for this location!

There wasn't much to see, in fact the only aquatic life I saw was a few small snails. One funny thing was this stump. The local dive club (who were just showing up as I left) collects the sunglasses and goggles they find and put them on stumps. In the short time I was down there I found two more pairs to add!

 

[pacu mom]

Too bad it was so cold.......you could have gone wakeboarding!

 

[Red Devil]

great pics... looks like early spring there...no snow... funny tree.... they left all their mementos.. i hope it was because it was a good dive..

 

[wingate2581]

Amazing scenery.

 

[R2 Ranch]

Many many years ago I did my check out dive on March 6th. The weather had taken a turn for the worse and it was sleeting. OMG and the water was so cold. We did the dive in a freshwater spring fed lake in South Texas. After the dive I made a vow to my Husband "Iam only gonna dive in warm water." So when we go diving we go to Cancun or Couzmel.

 

[Dan F]

Many many years ago I did my check out dive on March 6th. The weather had taken a turn for the worse and it was sleeting. OMG and the water was so cold. We did the dive in a freshwater spring fed lake in South Texas. After the dive I made a vow to my Husband "Iam only gonna dive in warm water." So when we go diving we go to Cancun or Couzmel.

Cold water in South Texas?!? Did it get into the mid-sixties?

I'm just kidding, it all depends on what you're wearing - 60 degree water in a wet-suit can feel colder than 40 degree water in a dry-suit. I dove up in Washington one time when the air temp was in the 20's, but the water was a balmy 50 degrees.

All that said, I would much rather be diving in Cozumel, but I take what I can get!

 

[Zoodiver]

Cold water in South Texas?!? Did it get into the mid-sixties?

I'm just kidding, it all depends on what you're wearing - 60 degree water in a wet-suit can feel colder than 40 degree water in a dry-suit. I dove up in Washington one time when the air temp was in the 20's, but the water was a balmy 50 degrees.

All that said, I would much rather be diving in Cozumel, but I take what I can get!

That's what I was thinking! I wakeboard year round down here. But in MN, cold water diving is about the only diving is 10 months out of the year.

I like it. It's fun once you get past the soaking of that first layer into the wetsuit. Lake diving is great for finding things people drop.

 

[Dan F]

That's what I was thinking! I wakeboard year round down here. But in MN, cold water diving is about the only diving is 10 months out of the year.

I like it. It's fun once you get past the soaking of that first layer into the wetsuit. Lake diving is great for finding things people drop.

Here in Oregon it's cold water 365 days a year!

In the summer some smaller lakes will get into the upper sixties, but the visibility drops to under 2'... I mostly dive rivers in the summer, or the high mountain lakes (Clear Lake has some of the world's best visibility at over 200', but averages 43 degrees year-round).

I know what you mean about people dropping things. Sunglasses are by far the most common items, but you find plenty of lawn chairs and fishing poles as well. A bowling ball was one of the stranger finds - we were a long ways from the nearest bowling alley...