Quarry Diving ???

[BradfordNC]

sounds like a cool place oronogo, i would actually like to visit.

cool? it was downright cold when i dove there last summer.

yeah, 82 degrees on the surface, but it was 50 degrees at 80 feet. did a good 45 min dive in a 3mm before tappin out.

it is an interesting place. the center is DEEP, i think about 250 feet. and there are a couple spots where tek cert is required to dive.

 

[diverbob]

I'm usually blowing bubbles somewhere every weekend. If you plan on being down in Rolla, let me know if you need a dive buddy. I'll be more than happy to go.

Just for the record, I have hit 46 foot in the hole at Quail Run.

 

[grumpygrouper]

Hi
I appreciate the information on diving in Missouri. I have dove Bull Shoals. Thought about doing Bonne Terre, but sounded kinda of expensive.

 

[diverbob]

Hi
I appreciate the information on diving in Missouri. I have dove Bull Shoals. Thought about doing Bonne Terre, but sounded kinda of expensive.

It is expensive, but worth trying at least once. I wont go back there until the winter time though, when nobody else will dive outdoors, and that will be only bubble blowing venue.

 

[glmillerok]

If you are in Central Missouri you are probable looking for Captain John's Blue Water Park in Ornogo Missouri. It is just a couple of miles north of Web City and Joplin. If you want to send me a PM I can give you directions and a map of the quarry via e-mail

Hallmac

Would you please send me directions and map of quarry.

Thank you

Glenn

 

[diverbob]

http://www.oronogo.com/oronogo.htm

 

[Jmaserati]

Diverbob,

Gonna check this place out real soon... like late Aug/Sep. I'll send you a msg. to see if you're available to go perhaps.

 

[diverbob]

I'll be more than happy to give it a go as long as I am able to. Hopefully I will be doing my rescue diver class real soon, and I also plan on going Mermet on the 28th with the group from Midwest scuba.

 

[Tabasco1955]

To the best of my knowledge, Blackwater has been closed down for a loooong time, I made a few dives there back around 1984 (aprox, it's been so long I forgot!). It was a pretty cool place to dive but my understanding is, it was closed due to insurance issues (I heard a diver died there). This is all second (third, fourth, whatever) hand information except for the dive so who knows!

Good Diving,
Mike

 

[turtlekid]

I live in the St. Louis area and are familiar with a couple of quarries/state parks that are diveable.

Quail run quarry in Rolla, MO. - 25 ft. with 8 - 15 ft. vis
Bonne Terre mine
st. joe state park
johnson's shut-ins state park - Was just there recently and the water is way down.
I have heard of blackwater from local dive shop in Columbia, Mo. He told me it was very cold and is a good summer dive.

I was wondering if knew of a place called the "offsets" I went there about 6 years ago and all i remember was that it was by farmington missouri. mabey it was bonne terre mine, iif so is it still open?