Tobermory Underwater Waterfall

[treasurechaser]

It exists, its deep, Parks Canada talks about it, but yet, I cannot find a single photo/image of it. Or the underwater forest.

Anybody?

More info from Parks Canada with a single tiny thumbnail.

Parks Canada - Fathom Five National Marine Park - Natural Heritage

 

[rhwestfall]

@Stoo : you listening?

 

[maj2]

Check this old thread: underwater forests in Tobermory??

Stoo provided some good info in Post 19. The thread gets into both the underwater forests and the waterfalls.

 

[underH2Oman]

I have seen the multi beam sonar images of the waterfall as a 3D fly through. It had us traveling along the underwater riverbed over the falls and dropping down to the plunge pool at the base. It did look pretty cool.

 

[Stoo]

@Stoo : you listening?

Sorry... I've been out diving everyday... in Tobermory. Go figure. The shallows are so warm these days it's ridiculous. I briefly though about going diving in a WETSUIT... but then remembered that I don't actually own one. ;-)

I don't really have much to add about forests and waterfalls beyond what I said in that old post referenced above. If it makes you feel any better, you aren't missing much. The "underwater forest" was just a bunch of stumps that stood anywhere from 6" to maybe 18" high. When we found it, we reported it to the Fathom Five superintendent (now retired) but I don't know that they did anything about it.

The riverbed/waterfall sites are kinda cool when the water is very clear. (You need a "birds-eye view" to appreciate them.

The Park has put a new mooring out at Dunks Point. It's too far out to be marking the old anchor that's stuck near there, so it could conceivably be near the waterfall. Maybe I'll fall off my boat near there and report back in the next few days.

I am looking for a new wreck up near Fitzwilliam Island (home of the San Jacinto) and Jill Heinerth is joining me for a few days next month to lend a hand. I have low expectations, mainly because that area was searched extensively by Paul Lapoint (who found the San Jacinto) but you never know!

This little book is actually a pretty good read about this area, from both a geological and historical perspective:

https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Water-Sea-Hurons-Georgian/dp/094260301X

 

[Jared0425]

Stoo, do you know if Paul LaPoint searched for the J.H. Jones up in that area? She would be right around Cape Hurd.

 

[Stoo]

Stoo, do you know if Paul LaPoint searched for the J.H. Jones up in that area? She would be right around Cape Hurd.

I don't Jared... And I have lost touch with his boys, who probably would know... Sorry.

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Would anyone be up for doing Ice Diving there this winter?

 

[Stoo]

Would anyone be up for doing Ice Diving there this winter?

There's folks ice-diving many weekends CS. Although there wasn't enough ice last season other than a very few weekends.