TexasMike
Contributor
I dove in Lake Travis for my first time this Saturday (05/19) to get my deep dive in for my PADI Advanced cert as well as checking out a new (for me, anyway) dive site.
Location was near the Mansfield Dam where the Lower Colorado River Authority has set up some nice facilities for divers to enter and exit the water.
Conditions were very nice. From all of the past rain, the lake is very full with the water coming almost to the top of the rock painted with the dive flag. This also makes the dive platform at a depth approaching 60'.
Water temp at the surface was a nice 77 degrees F, with a thermocline at about 33-35 ft dropping to brisk 58 degrees. Vis was a 15-20 feet in the shallows, dropping to 5-10 at 50-60 feet. Topside weather was overcast with slight wind and 85 degrees.
The entry point was very crowded in the morning with a large group (about 30 people) of open water students.
All-in-all, good diving conditions and fun was had by me and Ron Carlo's staged deco class.
--TexasMike
(Oh, and many thanks to Ron & JoLynne for letting me tag along with their class to get in the deep dive and to vicariously soak up all of the information covered during the breifs and debriefs).
Location was near the Mansfield Dam where the Lower Colorado River Authority has set up some nice facilities for divers to enter and exit the water.
Conditions were very nice. From all of the past rain, the lake is very full with the water coming almost to the top of the rock painted with the dive flag. This also makes the dive platform at a depth approaching 60'.
Water temp at the surface was a nice 77 degrees F, with a thermocline at about 33-35 ft dropping to brisk 58 degrees. Vis was a 15-20 feet in the shallows, dropping to 5-10 at 50-60 feet. Topside weather was overcast with slight wind and 85 degrees.
The entry point was very crowded in the morning with a large group (about 30 people) of open water students.
All-in-all, good diving conditions and fun was had by me and Ron Carlo's staged deco class.
--TexasMike
(Oh, and many thanks to Ron & JoLynne for letting me tag along with their class to get in the deep dive and to vicariously soak up all of the information covered during the breifs and debriefs).