lake lanier

[scubanick]

hi

i have noticed alot of post about this lake
is there any place i could get some good info on it
like what there is to perhaps see and depths and vis
i see yall say it closes after oct. but maybe i can get my buds
to lets take a trip to it after the first of the year

 

[JKSteger]

have noticed alot of post about this lake
is there any place i could get some good info on it
like what there is to perhaps see and depths and vis

General info on Lake Lanier can be found here
The bottom of Lanier (at least were I've dove) is very silty. A couple of stray kicks causes a complete silt out!
I've personally been no deeper than 65 or 70 feet in Lanier but it was very cold at that depth. You would need a 7mil at least. There is a "forest" down below 40 or 50 feet (others on the board will know for sure). In the winter vis can be as good as 20+ feet although this is exceptional in Lanier. I usually expect about 10 - 15 feet during winter months. The lake is a major recreational use lake so during the summer the vis really decreases to maybe 5 to 7 feet.

i see yall say it closes after oct. but maybe i can get my buds
to lets take a trip to it after the first of the year

The lake doesn't close! I think you were refering to this thread. It's last call for an October dive this year. We dive year round at Lanier, usually of of West Bank Park.

Come down any time.

Jeremy

 

[scubanick]

thanks i will have to look into getting down there