Coldest dive sites in USA

[texdiveguy]

Not in the U.S. but I hear that water temperatures on the Empress of Ireland can get down to around 30F.

Ripping currents and dark..........

My next stop....'after' a bit more fitness training!

NOW back to the U.S.A.

 

[seaducer]

Jump right in. The temperature is fine.

Gosh, are internet divers always such big wanks?

Generally speaking people like to joke around a little bit. Try not to be so uptight. I hear this is a good time of year for shopping, maybe you can find a sense of humor on sale

 

[Phrenzy]

Crater Lake, Oregon (national park service page here) is not the coldest lake (it is the deepest in the US), but when I dove it this July the water was 42F at the surface, with air temp over 100.

-Bryan

I did some snorkeling in Crater Lake, that is some cold water! I preferred the warmer air temps as I was only wearing a swim suit.

 

[Jim Ernst]

Well..... Fine...

I thought we Monterey CA divers where brave diving 46/48 degree water..

I guess we are not so brave after all as many of you have us beat.:mooner:

 

[zen_man]

Well..... Fine...

I thought we Monterey CA divers where brave diving 46/48 degree water..

I guess we are not so brave after all as many of you have us beat.:mooner:

HA! I thought the same thing Jim. Gosh, I feel like such a wuse after reading this thread!

 

[NudeDiver]

NudeDiver - stop with this Alaska-Lower 48 envy.

Eh?


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[Jim Ernst]

HA! I thought the same thing Jim. Gosh, I feel like such a wuse after reading this thread!

I know.

I know what you are saying buddy.

They make us THINK they are real men.... Are they?

Naaa If you can dive CA water you can dive anywhere!!!

 

[DA Aquamaster]

One thing I have often contemplated while freezing my arse off in cold water (other than "Why am I doing this?") is the concept of a current chill factor similar to wind chill.

I always seem to feel colder in cold water with current than in cold water the same temp with no current.

 

[Mr.X]

Generally speaking people like to joke around a little bit. Try not to be so uptight. I hear this is a good time of year for shopping, maybe you can find a sense of humor on sale

Perhaps. Wasn't too Buddhist of me.

Several hours of bumper-to-bumper on the Mass Turnpike & seven hours behind the wheel + snarky, accountant-based remarks on C vs. F / Continental vs. whatever ticks me off. Cheechako comments from Anchorage shore divers are always irritating.

X

 

[sphillips3]

Lake Erie is in the mid-30s at depth year round. The little quarry up the road was 34.6F in January last year (no ice either).